‹ Fish Finder· #437
Green Humphead Parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
Bislamablufis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone
- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 1.3 m
- Depth
- 0-30 m
- Family
- Scaridae
The green humphead parrotfish is the largest species of parrotfish, growing to lengths of 1.3 m (4.3 ft) and weighing up to 46 kg (101 lb), though some sources report a total length of 1.5 m and weight of 75 kg (165 lb). It is the only species in the monotypic genus Bolbometopon. Fossil remains of Bolbometopon sp. are known from the Late Miocene of Sri Lanka.
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Easily confused with
Side by side, with what tells them apart.
The two giants with a hump on the forehead. Humphead Wrasse has thick lips, two black lines running back from the eye, and a green to blue body with a maze of wavy yellow lines on the face; it is usually alone or in a pair. Green Humphead Parrotfish has a near-vertical forehead, often pale green to pink at the front, a beak of exposed teeth and a plain dark green body, and it travels in schools, sometimes of dozens.
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Two big parrotfish with a steep forehead and exposed tooth plates. Green Humphead Parrotfish is the larger, up to 130 cm, dull dark green all over with the front of the head often pale green to pink, and a bulbous bump on the forehead; it travels in schools, sometimes of dozens. Steephead Parrotfish is greenish blue, with a brilliant blue band running back from the corner of the mouth and a greenish-yellow lower cheek, and reaches about 70 cm.
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