Slender Parrotfish
Eupetrichthys angustipes
- Usual depth5–13 m
- Water temperature15–21 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and April
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The snakeskin wrasse, also known as the slender parrotfish or slender wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the coastal waters of southern Australia. It inhabits rocky reefs down to about 17 m (56 ft). This species grows to a standard length of 12.4 cm (4.9 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Snakeskin wrasse”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 124 records
- February: 104 records
- March: 120 records
- April: 143 records
- May: 99 records
- June: 109 records
- July: 105 records
- August: 97 records
- September: 103 records
- October: 115 records
- November: 108 records
- December: 98 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–13 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–21 °C
Photos
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Slender Parrotfish, Slender Wrasse, Snake-skin Wrasse, Snakeskin Wrasse
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Lábrido Esbelto
- Simplified Chinese
- 弓纹鹦隆头鱼
Similar species
Blue GroperAchoerodus gouldii
Blue GroperAchoerodus viridis
Hawaiian HogfishBodianus albotaeniatus
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Spectacled ParrotfishChlorurus perspicillatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,271 open-data records from 1958 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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