Sealife guideThe bumphead parrotfishBolbometopon muricatum
Last updated on 06/10/2024 at 11:44 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Bumphead parrotfish
- French name: Poisson perroquet à bosse
- Scientific name: Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Family name: Scaridae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The bumphead parrotfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The bumphead parrotfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2012 within the category Vulnerable !
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