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Cetoscarus bicolor
Bicolour Parrotfish
As recorded: Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 6, 1975
- Locality
- Sanganeb Atoll
- Island
- Sanganeb Atoll
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 2 other specimens.
Cetoscarus bicolor observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. 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 20740. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35896249. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20740.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35896249 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026