(Yellow-tail parrotfish)
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 30 m . Tropical; 30°N - 9°S
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 31.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Males resemble S. bowersi but differs in that the tan area of S. bowersi does not extend as far back as the anal fin . Initial phase has a distinctive black spot at front of the anal fin and yellowish tail and soft dorsal fin. Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Full article at FishBaseNear Threatened (NT); Date assessed:18 September 2009 (FishBase)
GGCACCCTCTACCTTGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGCACTGCCTTAAGCCTTCTCATCCGAGCTGAATTAAGCCAACCCGGGGCCCTTCTCGGAGACGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATCGTCACAGCTCATGCATTTGTAATAATCTTTTTTATAGTCATACCCATCATGATCGGAGGCTTCGGAAATTGACTCATCCCACTTATGATCGGAGCACCCGACATGGCCTTTCCCCGAATGAACAACATGAGCTTCTGACTTCTCCCACCCTCCTTCCTACTATTACTTGCCTCCTCTGGCGTAGAAGCAGGAGCAGGAACCGGATGAACCGTTTACCCACCTCTAGCAGGAAATCTGGCACACGCAGGTGCATCCGTTGATCTAACAATCTTCTCCCTTCACCTGGCAGGAATTTCTTCGATCCTGGGAGCAATCAACTTCATTACAACCATTATTAACATGAAACCGCCTGCCATCTCTCAATACCAAACCCCTCTCTTCGTATGGGCCGTTTTAATTACTGCCGTACTCCTTCTCCTCTCCCTCCCTGTTCTTGCTGCAGGAATTACAATGCTACTGACAGATCGAAACCTAAACACTACTTTCTTTGATCCTGCAGGCGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTCTATCAGCACTTATTCTGA