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Marbled parrotfish
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The marbled parrotfish (Leptoscarus vaigiensis), also known as the seagrass parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae and is the only known member of the genus Leptoscarus. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution and is also found in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is a coastal species found in beds of sea grass and seaweed.
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Marbled parrotfish | |
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Males with a whitish line along their side, females without | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Scaridae |
Genus: | Leptoscarus Swainson, 1839 |
Species: | L. vaigiensis |
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Leptoscarus vaigiensis | |
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