Greenthroat Parrotfish

Scientific Name: Scarus prasiognathos
Family: Parrotfishes - Scaridae
Maximum Size: 70cm
Identification: Dark green with yellowish upper head and green below; broad green band across snout.
Favourite: Often form large aggregations.
Hide-out: Reef flats and seaward slopes in 3-25m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Seychelles and Maldives to New Ireland east of Papua New Guinea, north to S.W. Japan.