East-Indies Parrotfish
Scarus hypselopterus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: NT - Near Threatened - close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Scaridae
- Genus
- Scarus
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 5 countries and 3 regions.
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 7 records
- Kerama Islands, Japan - 1 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 2 records
- Siargao, Philippines - 2 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 64 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 2 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 1 records