Hipposcarus longiceps

Longnose Parrotfish

Hipposcarus longiceps, female, Cook Islands, Photo: Graham Edgar

Hipposcarus longiceps, male, Cook Islands, Photo: Graham Edgar

Hipposcarus longiceps, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith

Hipposcarus longiceps, male, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith

Hipposcarus longiceps, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith

Hipposcarus longiceps, WA, Australia, Photo: John Turnbull

Hipposcarus longiceps, Night colouration. Cook Islands, Photo: Graham Edgar

Hipposcarus longiceps, Coral Sea, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green

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Similar Species

Cetoscarus ocellatus

Scarus flavipectoralis

Same Genus

Hipposcarus harid

Distribution

Temperate Australasia, Temperate northern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific

Description

N/A

Information

Max Size: 60 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 22.3-31.2°C

Depth: 2-40 m

Habitat Generalization Index: 21.49

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.

Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Occurrence: Common (25.9% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (4 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.

Further Information

Atlas of Living Australia IUCN Red List FishBase