Redtail Parrotfish

Classification

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Name

Redtail Parrotfish

Scientific name

Sparisoma chrysopterum

Description

species of fish

Wikidata link

Q2340160

Conservation status

Least Concern IUCN Red List

Danger to humans

potentially dangerous

reports of ciguatera poisoning

Length

25.0 – 46.0 cm

Visibility

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Taxonomy

• Phylum Gnathostomata
• Phylum Osteichthyes
• Class Actinopterygii
• Class Actinopteri
• Class Teleostei
• Order Eupercaria incertae sedis
• Family Labridae
• Family Scarinae
• Family Sparisomatini
• Genus Sparisoma
• Species Redtail Parrotfish