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Sealife guideThe blue-barred parrotfishScarus ghobban
Last updated on 03/01/2024 at 07:53 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Blue-barred parrotfish
French namesPoisson perroquet barbe bleuePoisson perroquet crèmePoisson perroquet sourisPoisson perroquet à bandes bleuesPoisson perroquet à écailles jaunes
Spanish namesLoro barbazul
Scientific nameScarus ghobban (Forsskål, 1775)
FamilyScaridae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The blue-barred parrotfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The blue-barred parrotfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2012 within the category Least Concern !
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