Scarus prasiognathos, the Singapore parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it lives in coral reefs.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Greencheek Parrotfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Chlorurus bleekeri
- Chlorurus gibbus
- Scarus altipinnis
- Chlorurus troschelii
- Scarus ferrugineus
- Chlorurus sordidus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Labriformes
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Scarus
- Species
- Scarus prasiognathos
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