Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859 is a animal in the Scaridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859

Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859

Scarus dimidiatus, the yellowbarred parrotfish, is a western Pacific Scaridae parrotfish found in protected reefs.

Family
Genus
Scarus
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859

Scarus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1859, commonly called the yellowbarred parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned parrotfish that belongs to the family Scaridae. This fish is distributed in the western Pacific Ocean, ranging from Indonesia east to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, and south to the Great Barrier Reef. Ecologically, Scarus dimidiatus inhabits coral-rich waters in protected reefs, at depths between 1 and 12 meters.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Scaridae Scarus

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