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species

Bumphead Parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes » order Perciformes - perch-likes » family Scaridae - parrotfishes » genus Bolbometopon

Scientific synonyms

Scarus muricatus Valenciennes, 1840
Callyodon muricatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Bulbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)
Bolbometopon muricatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Bolbometopon muricantum (Valenciennes, 1840)

Other names

= Buffalo Parrotfish
= Double-headed Parrotfish
= Giant Parrotfish
= Green Humphead Parrotfish
= Humphead Parrotfish

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IUCN category:	Vulnerable

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Author: Pavel Zuber

Author: Zdeněk Hašek

Links and literature

FishBase [5537]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]

AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [species/3946]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010

OzAnimals - Australian Wildlife [http://www.ozanimals.com/] [as Bolbometopon muricatum]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018-1 [63571]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)]
Data retrieved on: 3 August 2018

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