Cetoscarus bicolor

Bicolour Parrotfish

As recorded: Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and O. GonOfer Gon →Johnson Randall →
Date: September 23, 1974
Locality: Gulf of Aqaba; 1 km N of Coral Island
Island: Gulf Of Aqaba
Depth: 16 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

10 Bishop specimens of Cetoscarus bicolor · collected 1966–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 23, 1974, J.E. Randall and O. Gon also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cetoscarus bicolor observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 224 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-24.

2026-09-24

Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

(c) milesleask, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23

Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

(c) milesleask, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13

Shushah

(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01

(c) Caleb Gardner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27

Red Sea, EG

(c) manuelmattavelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27

Marsa Alam, Red Sea, EG

(c) manuelmattavelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cetoscarus bicolor. BPBM 18241. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35895711. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/18241.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35895711 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026