parrotfishes

Red Sea Endemic Fishes & Red Sea forms

PARROTFISHES

The initial stage of Scarus collana is not shown, since I am not confident that I have a photo - I have many photos of drab looking parrotfishes that could be collana, but I need to do more research before showing one.

Calotomus viridescens : Dotted Parrotfish. Red Sea. Male and initial stage.

Chlorurus genazonatus : Purplestreak Parrotfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Male and initial stage.

Chlorurus gibbus : Steepheaded Parrotfish. Red Sea colour form. Male and initial stage.

Scarus collana : Greenband Parrotfish. Red Sea. Male. Photo, El Qesir, Egypt.

Scarus ferrugineus : Rusty Parrotfish. Red Sea to Persian Gulf. Male and initial stage.

Scarus fuscopurpureus : Purple-brown Parrotfish. Red Sea to Persian Gulf. Male and initial stage.

PIPEFISH & PUFFERFISH

Doryrhamphus excisus abbreviatus : Bluestripe Pipefish. Red Sea form.

Arothron diadematus : Masked Pufferfish. Red Sea.

Canthigaster margaritata : Pearl Toby. Red Sea.

Canthigaster pygmaea : Pygmy Toby. Red Sea. Photo Hurghada, Egypt.

 

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