Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958 is a animal in the Scaridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958

Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958

Scarus flavipectoralis, the yellow-fin parrotfish, is a Scaridae parrotfish found in the western Central Pacific.

Family
Genus
Scarus
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958

Scarus flavipectoralis, commonly called the yellow-fin parrotfish, and also known as the king parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish that belongs to the parrotfish family Scaridae. This species is distributed in the western Central Pacific region. Its range extends from the Philippines eastward to the Solomon Islands, northward to the Marshall Islands, and southward to Scott Reef and the Great Barrier Reef. It has also been recorded occurring in Tonga.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Scaridae Scarus

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