Knobsnout parrotfish
Kingdom
Phylum
Order
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Scarus ovifrons
Length
78
31
cminch
cm inch 

The knobsnout parrotfish (Scarus ovifrons) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae which is famous for its characteristic blue color. It lives in reefs and coral reefs. It grows to a maximum length of about 90 cm. Its body is a strong blue color, and may have reddish-brown, white, or black spots on it. Adult fish have whitish spots on their cheeks and a lump on their foreheads. Young fish have no spots on their cheeks or lumps on their foreheads. It is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off Japan and Taiwan.

References

1. Knobsnout parrotfish Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knobsnout_parrotfish
2. Knobsnout parrotfish on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190743/17787954

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