Common name of Scarus zufar
 
Common name Dhofar parrotfish
Language English
Type Market
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country Oman
Locality
Ref. Randall, J.E., 1995
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core non-fish animal
1st modifier locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks Dhofar is a region in Oman. Their fused teeth joined at the front in a groove forming a pair of beak-like tooth plates and their flapping of their pectoral fins during swimming gave them their name parrotfishes (Ref. 5288).
 
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