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Carolines parrotfish
Calotomus carolinus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Carolines parrotfish
- Scientific
- Calotomus carolinus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 54 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 71 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A greyish-brown parrotfish with fine pale markings and reddish lines behind the eye, reaching about 54 cm. It lives in coral, rubble, seagrass and weedy areas, singly or in small groups.
In the Maldives
Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Calotomus-carolinus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Calotomus_carolinus_mâle.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.