The dark-capped parrotfish (Scarus oviceps), also known as the blue parrotfish, egghead parrotfish or yellow-barred parrotfish[2] is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Scaridae. This species inhabits coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific from Mauritius in the east to the Tuamotus and the Line Islands in the west, north to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan and south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Scarus |
| Species: | S. oviceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840
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References
edit- ^ Allen, G.; Gon, O. (2012). "Scarus oviceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T154960A17896485. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T154960A17896485.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Scarus oviceps". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scarus oviceps". FishBase. December 2019 version.
External links
edit- Photos of Dark-capped parrotfish on Sealife Collection