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Scarus psittacus in life
In life — Palenose Parrotfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BPBM 10380Ichthyology

Scarus psittacus

Palenose Parrotfish

As recorded: Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae

Date
October 16, 1961
Locality
Tahuata Island; Hana Hevane Bay
Record type
Preserved specimen
39 Bishop specimens of Scarus psittacus · collected 1902–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 16, 1961, J.J. Magnuson, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Scarus psittacus. BPBM 10380. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38592506. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10380.

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