Common name of Scarus vetula
 
Umgangssprachlicher Name Slimy head
Language English
Typ Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Land Jamaica
Fundort Discovery Bay
Ref. Pollnac, R.B., 1998
Lebensstadium adults
Geschlecht females and males
Core morphology
Erster Bezug morphology
Zweiter Bezug
Remarks Both sexes, sporadically produce mucus cocoons at nigth for protection, resulting to a slimy surface (Ref. 35141).
 
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