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Bumphead parrotfish
Photo: Dirk Froebel · CC BY 4.0

Bumphead parrotfish

Bolbometopon muricatum

Also called Loro cototo verde

Grows to
1.3 m (4.3 ft)
Group
Fish
Family
Labridae

Where to see it

Known from Palau, Egyptian Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef and 5 more places.

  • All year
    • PalauUlong reefs, before the new moon

Also seen in Egyptian Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Komodo, Maldives, Philippines, Phuket and the Similans and Raja Ampat.

Source: GBIF and dive operators.

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