Long-nosed Parrotfish
Hipposcarus longiceps
- Usual depth4–13 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and July
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Hipposcarus longiceps or Pacific longnose parrotfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish in the family Scaridae. It is found in the eastern Indian Oceans and the western Pacific Ocean from the Cocos-Keeling Islands and Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Line and Tuamotu islands in the east, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 158 records
- April: 362 records
- May: 347 records
- June: 86 records
- July: 265 records
- August: 127 records
- September: 113 records
- October: 127 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–13 m · Deepest record: 41.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Long-nosed Parrotfish, Longnose Parrotfish, Longnose Parrotfish, Pacific longnose parrotfish, Pacific Longnose Parrotfish, Red-stripe Parrotfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Filipino
- Isdang loro, Luro, Lutiin
- French
- Perroquet à long museau, Poisson-perroquet à long museau
- Japanese
- Kitsune-budai, Kitsunebudai, キツネブダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 長頭馬鸚哥魚, 長頭馬鸚嘴魚, 长头马鹦嘴鱼, 鸚哥
Other scientific names: Scarus longiceps
Similar species
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Clown wrasseCoris aygula
African Clown WrasseCoris gaimard
Sling-jaw wrasseEpibulus insidiator
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).
- 2,461 open-data records from 1949 to 2023.
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