Bluelip parrotfish
Cryptotomus roseus, the bluelip parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. The bluelip parrotfish typically inhabits seagrass beds. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Cryptotomus Cope, 1871 |
| Species: | C. roseus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotomus roseus | |
References
- Bertoncini, A.A.; Sampaio, C.L.S.; Rocha, L.A.; et al. (2012). "Cryptotomus roseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190757A17778589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190757A17778589.en. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- "Cryptotomus roseus Cope, 1871". Fishbase. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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