Parrotfish (Ikan Kakatua)
Scientific classificationKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataSuperclass: OsteichthyesClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesSuborder: LabroideiFamily: ScaridaeSpecies: C. sordidusRafinesque, 1810
GeneraBolbometoponCalotomusCetoscarusChlorurusCryptotomusHipposcarusLeptoscarusNicholsinaScarusSparisoma
Parrotfishes are a group of marine species found in relatively shallow tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. With about 95 species, this group displays its largest species richness in the Indo-Pacific. They are found in coral reefs, rocky coasts, and seagrass beds, and can play a significant role in bioerosion
GeneraBolbometoponCalotomusCetoscarusChlorurusCryptotomusHipposcarusLeptoscarusNicholsinaScarusSparisoma
Parrotfishes are a group of marine species found in relatively shallow tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. With about 95 species, this group displays its largest species richness in the Indo-Pacific. They are found in coral reefs, rocky coasts, and seagrass beds, and can play a significant role in bioerosion