Filament-finned parrotfish (Eng) – Scarus altipinnis (Lat) (family Scaridae) – grows up to 60 cm (typically 40 cm). It feeds on algae. Depths 5-50 meters. Recognizable by the elongated caudal fin ends. Juvenals with alternating light and dark spots under the dorsal fin
Habitat:
Pacifica - Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, French Polynesia
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