Scarus quoyi

(Valenciennes, 1840)

Vernacular names
English : Quoy’s parrotfish
French : Poisson perroquet de Quoy

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Eupercaria i. s. (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Scaridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 40 cm in length. Coloration turquoise-green to blue with head being more grey-olive. Large green blotch between mouth and eyes, covering parts of snout and cheeks. Belly and rear of flanks turning dark pink-red.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from India to Palau and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Lives in coral-rich areas of outer channels and seaward reefs, to 18 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a large range but is heavily fished around Philippines and Indonesia where steep declines have been recorded.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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