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Spectacled Parrotfish
Chlorurus perspicillatus
Chlorurus perspicillatus, known commonly as the Spectacled Parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae. Its Hawaiian name is uhu-uliuli. Found only in Eastern Central Pacific Hawaiian Islands, inhabits lagoons and seaward reefsand is moderately common. Young fish are brown with white dots and three white stripes and can reach a maximum size of 24 inches length when fully grown.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 97645.