Hipposcarus longiceps

Hipposcarus longiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Hipposcarus
Species: H. longiceps
Binomial name
H. longiceps
(Valenciennes, 1840)

Hipposcarus longiceps is a species of ray-finned fish in the Scaridae family. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1840 by Valenciennes (as "Scarus longiceps").[1]

The species is on the IUCN Red List as Least Concern, assessment year 2009.[2]

References

  1. Hipposcarus longiceps FishBase Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2011 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2011
  2. Hipposcarus longiceps on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.


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