Scientific name: Bolbometopon muricatum
Size: About 2.3 feet, can go up to 4.3 feet
Color: Green grey
Distinguishing feature: The beak of the parrotfish and the bump on the forehead which is drooping and a little pinky color at the front
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Bolbometopon muricatum
Size: About 2.3 feet, can go up to 4.3 feet
Color: Green grey
Distinguishing feature: The beak of the parrotfish and the bump on the forehead which is drooping and a little pinky color at the front
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
It is a fish that lives in a shoal, from a few individuals to about 80.
We see it more often at sunset or early in the morning, because of its diurnal activity.
The humpback parrotfish is a herbivore and coralivorous fish.