Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blue-Barred Parrotfish
Scarus ghobban
Blue-Barred Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Scarus ghobban
Size: Up to 2 ft. (65 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Scaridae (Family)
      └Scarinae (Subfamily)
       └Scarus (Genus)
























































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