''Scarus quoyi'', commonly known as Quoy's or greenblotch parrotfish, is a species of marine

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, in the

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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.

Distribution and habitat

This species was first formally described in 1840 by the

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naturalist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865) with the

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given as Carteret Harbour,

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, near

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in southern

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in the

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. In Australian waters, it is found in the northern Great Barrier Reef.

References

External links

* quoyi Fish of Thailand Fish of Australia Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes Fish described in 1840 Fish of the Pacific Ocean {{Perciformes-stub