Scarus quoyi
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| image = Quoy's parrotfish (Scarus quoyi) (26887272167).jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Scarus quoyi
| authority = Valenciennes, 1840
}}
Scarus quoyi, commonly known as Quoy's or greenblotch parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs. The species can grow to a length of up to 40 cm.{{FishBase species | genus = Scarus | species = quoyi | year = 2015 | month = 2}}
Distribution and habitat
This species was first formally described in 1840 by the French naturalist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865) with the type locality given as Carteret Harbour, Lambom Island, near Cape St. George in southern New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago.{{Cof record|spid=17354|title=Scarus quoyi|access-date = 15 February 2019}}
In Australian waters, it is found in the northern Great Barrier Reef.{{cite web|url=http://australianmuseum.net.au/greenblotch-parrotfish-scarus-quoyi|title=Greenblotch Parrotfish, Scarus quoyi Valenciennes, 1840|last=McGrouther |first=Mark |date=15 February 2013|work=nature culture discover|publisher=Australian Museum|access-date=12 April 2015}}
References
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External links
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Category:Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes
Category:Fish described in 1840
Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean
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