Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Filament-Fin Parrotfish
Scarus altipinnis
Filament-Fin Parrotfish
Also known as: Mini-Fin Parrotfish, High-Fin Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Scarus altipinnis
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Line Islands, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Scarinae (Subfamily)
       └Scarini (Tribe)
        └Scarus (Genus)
         └S. altipinnis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276039🔗
iNaturalist ID: 112130🔗

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