Tri-color Parrotfish

Scarus tricolor

The ''Scarus tricolor'', also known as the Tri-color Parrotfish is a member of the ''Scarus'' and ''Labridae'' family.
Tricolour parrotfish (Scarus tricolor) - Initial Phase It is the bigger parrotfish on the left of the coral reef. Initial phase: upper half of body blackish with a bluish-purple sheen, shading on lower flank to blue-green and blue and to orange-yellow ventrally. Scale edges are blackish. Head and thorax blackish. Iris yellow to orange-yellow. Dental plates white. Dorsal fin blackish becoming greyish orange posteriorly. Anal fin orange. Pectoral fins with dark rays and pale membranes. Pelvic fins brownish to orange-brown or orange. Caudal fin orange-red. http://seatizens.sc/species/scarus-tricolor-bleeker-1847/ Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Scarus tricolor,Tri-color Parrotfish

Distribution

This species is fairly common in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Tricolor Parrotfish - Scarus tricolor The Tricolor Parrotfish - Scarus tricolor has shades of green, often with strong tints of pink or yellow on sides; green bands around the mouth; dorsal and anal fins and long, pointed lobes of tail lavender-pink with dark margins. Anilao,Batangas,Fish,Geotagged,Parrotfish,Philippines,Scarus tricolor,Summer,Tricolor Parrotfish

Habitat

This species is found in lagoons, seaward reefs, and in areas with heavily filled coral. This species swim in depths of 1-40m.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyScaridae
GenusScarus
SpeciesS. tricolor
Photographed in
Indonesia
Maldives
Philippines