Calotomus viridescens
| Viridescent parrotfish | |
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| Species: | C. viridescens
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| Calotomus viridescens (Rüppell, 1835)
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Scarus viridescens Rüppell, 1835 | |
Calotomus viridescens, commonly known as the viridescent- or dotted parrotfish, is a species of parrotfish native to the waters of the Maldives, and Red Sea, from the Gulf of Aqaba to south to the Chagos Archipelago.[1] It was described by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell in 1835.
References
- ^ a b c "Calotomus viridescens". Iucnredlist.org. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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