bicolour parrotfish

Scientific name Cetoscarus bicolor
Descriptor Rüppell
Year of description 1829
IUCN category (World) LC
Family Scaridae
Genus Cetoscarus
Cetoscarus bicolor Cetoscarus bicolor

Introduction

Cetoscarus bicolor, commonly known as bicolour parrotfish, is a salt water fish from the Red Sea.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    30 cm
  • Maximum size
    50 cm
  • Average size
    30 cm
  • Maximum size
    50 cm

How to recognize the bicolour parrotfish ?

The bicolour parrotfish measures between 30 and 50 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly jaune, bleu, vert, rose and violet body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    herbivorous
  • Sociability
    living in shoals
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

The bicolour parrotfish is a fish living in shoals naturally found near the bottom. This species is herbivorous .

Although the bicolour parrotfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovipare

The bicolour parrotfish is a fish ovipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

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What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    25 - 29 °C
  • Depth
    1 - 30 m

Biotope presentation

The bicolour parrotfish is most often found at a depth between 1m and 30m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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