Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Scaridae (Family)
└Scarinae (Subfamily)
└Scarus (Genus)
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