Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Pacific Longnose Parrotfish
Hipposcarus longiceps
Pacific Longnose Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Hipposcarus longiceps
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 6-120 ft. (2-37 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Scaridae (Family)
       └Scarinae (Subfamily)
        └Hipposcarus (Genus)
         └H. longiceps (Species)

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