Bolbometopon muricatum Bumphead Parrotfish, Double-headed Parrotfish, Green Humphead Parrotfish, Humphead Parrotfish, Hump-head Parrotfish

Bolbometopon muricatum is commonly referred to as Bumphead Parrotfish, Double-headed Parrotfish, Green Humphead Parrotfish, Humphead Parrotfish, Hump-head Parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3417 

AphiaID:

219074 

Scientific:

Bolbometopon muricatum 

German:

Grüner Buckelkopf Papageifisch 

English:

Bumphead Parrotfish, Double-headed Parrotfish, Green Humphead Parrotfish, Humphead Parrotfish, Hump-head Parrotfish 

Category:

Papegojfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Bolbometopon (Genus) > muricatum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, Banda Sea, Borneo (Kalimantan), Caroline Island, Central Pazific, China, Christmas Islands, Egypt, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Johnston Atoll, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Line Islands, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moluccas, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Phoenix Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tulamben, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

14 - 40 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

27.56" - 51.18" (70cm - 130cm) 

Weight:

46 kg 

Temperature:

25,3 °F - 29,1 °F (25,3°C - 29,1°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Coral polyps = corallivorous 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Bolbometopon muricatum
  Grüner Buckelkopf Papageifisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-12-07 12:20:23 

Last edit:

2025-06-22 20:52:02 

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