Cryptotomus roseus, the bluelip parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. The bluelip parrotfish typically inhabits seagrass beds. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite.[2]
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Scaridae |
Genus: | Cryptotomus Cope, 1871 |
Species: | C. roseus |
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Cryptotomus roseus Cope, 1871[2] | |
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