Japanese Parrotfish

Scientific Name: Chlorurus japanensis
Family: Parrotfishes - Scaridae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Light green with broad purple band from forehead to belly; lavender patch on snout.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Sheltered seaward and lagoon reefs to 20m.
Location: West Pacific - Sulawesi in Indonesia and Philippines to Samoa. S.W. Japan to E. Australia.