(Knothead parrotfish)
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 50 m . Tropical
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 42.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Head with a hump, right above eye and vertically abrupt to snout. Median predorsal scales 3. Cheek with 3 scale rows (upper and middle rows 5, lower 1 or 2). Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Full article at FishBaseCite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:16 September 2009 (FishBase)
Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.
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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"