| Scaridae (Parrotfishes), subfamily: Scarinae |
| 48.6 cm FL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,738.0 g |
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reef-associated; marine |
| Western Central Pacific: from southern Japan to Queensland, east to the Pitcairn and Hawaiian islands. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 September 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Recorded in Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276). Known from Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652), Nasugbu, Batangas (Ref. 107854), Verde Island (Ref. 107855). Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Davao Gulf, Bongo Island and Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380). Also known as Pseudoscarus margaritus Cartier, 1874 from Cebu; Callyodon rostratus Seale, 1910; Callyodon albipunctatus Seale 1910 (Ref. 35918). Also Ref. 280, 1602, 48613, 53416. |
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