Bumphead Parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
4.3601, 118.683
Field Notes
Description:
The green humphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, is the largest species of parrotfish, growing to lengths of 1.3 m (4.3 ft) and weighing up to 46 kg (101 lb).
Other common names include bumphead parrotfish, humphead parrotfish, double-headed parrotfish, buffalo parrotfish, and giant parrotfish.
It is the only species in the monotypic genus Bolbometopon.
Habitat:
It is found on reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the Red Sea in the west to Samoa in the east, and from the Yaeyama Islands in the north to the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, in the south.
Other common names include bumphead parrotfish, humphead parrotfish
Notes:
Bumphead Parrotfish feeds among hard corals and defecates it in fine powdery 'sands'
They tends to have algae growing on their teeth as seen in Pic 1, which makes them necessary to go for cleaning by Cleaner Wrasses
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