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    Bumphead Parrotfish

    Bumphead Parrotfish

    Bolbometopon muricatum

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Bumphead Parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) is recorded at 25 diving areas across 17 countries, most often around Tubbataha Reef, Yap and Iron Bottom Sound.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Christmas IslandAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Regularly seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Regularly seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Regularly seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Regularly seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Occasionally seen here
    East Asia
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Occasionally seen here
    Southeast Asia
    Tubbataha ReefPhilippines
    Regularly seen here
    VisayasPhilippines
    Rarely seen here
    Koh Lanta & Phi PhiThailand
    Rarely seen here
    Atauro IslandTimor-Leste
    Rarely seen here
    Dili CoastTimor-Leste
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderEupercaria incertae sedis
    FamilyScaridae
    GenusBolbometopon

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