Candelamoa parrotfish

The Candelamoa parrotfish lives in the reef-associated, non-migratory, marine, depth range 1 - 25 m environment.

Candelamoa Parrotfish, is one of two species of the genus Hipposcarus. This parrot fish is found from the Red Sea east to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and south to Mozambique and Cocos Keeling. More

Common names

ao in Hawaiian
ao in Tahitian (Reo Mā`ohi)
Candelamoa parrotfish in English
Candeloma parrotfish in English
Ikmouj in Marshall
Ikmouj in Marshallese (Kajin M̧ajeļ)
Indian Ocean longnose parrotfish in English
Kakatoi blanc in French (français)
Kakatua in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Kareva matatu in Other
Langnæset indisk papegøjefisk in Danish (dansk)
Langneus-papegaaivis in Afrikaans
Longnose parrotfish in English
Loro candelamoa in Spanish (español)
Papagaio candelamoa in Portuguese (Português)
Perroquet candelamoa in French (français)
Poisson-perroquet chevalin in French (français)
Pono in Swahili (Kiswahili)
redlined parrotfish in English
Rotea in Tahitian (Reo Mā`ohi)
Te inai in Gilbertese
Te inai in Kiribati
Valan-chandi in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വാലന് ചണ്ടി in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വാളന് ചാണ്ടി in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
長吻馬鸚嘴魚 in Mandarin Chinese
长吻马鹦嘴鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
黃鸚嘴魚 in Mandarin Chinese
黄鹦嘴鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Scaridae
Genus : Hipposcarus
Species : Hipposcarus harid
Authority : Forssk