Hipposcarus harid

(Forsskal, 1775)

Candelamoa Parrotfish

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Mozambique Channel, including Madagascar and Seychelles and east to Sri Lanka, Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago.

Size: 30 inches (75 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons and reef flats and usually found at depths between 3 – 85 feet (1 – 25 m) where it feeds mainly on algae.

General Husbandry: Adults have an overall pale bluish body with bright blue tail. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Labroidei

Family: Scaridae

Subfamily: Scarinae

Genus: Hipposcarus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.