Hipposcarus harid

Hipposcarus harid, the Longnose parrotfish or Candelamoa parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae found on coral reefs of Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

Hipposcarus harid
Sleeping Hipposcarus harid from the Red Sea, Egypt
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Hipposcarus
Species:
H. harid
Binomial name
Hipposcarus harid
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Scarus harid Forsskål, 1775
  • Callyodon harid (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Scarus cyanurus Valenciennes, 1840
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