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Tokyo parrotfish

Scarus ovifrons Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Status not recordedbony fish

The tokyo parrotfish (Scarus ovifrons) is a species in the family Labridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the tokyo parrotfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tokyo parrotfish live?

Not recorded

Is the tokyo parrotfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the tokyo parrotfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusScarus
  7. SpeciesScarus ovifrons Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Synonyms Ypsiscarus ovifrons

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Knobsnout parrotfishEnglish
  • Peix lloro de TòquioCatalan
  • ploskozubec vejcočelýCzech
  • Pesce pappagallo di TokyoItalian
  • アオブダイJapanese
  • Peixe-papagaio-de-TóquioPortuguese
  • 鸚哥Chinese
  • AobudaiJapanese
  • 卵頭鸚哥魚Chinese
  • 突頭鸚哥Chinese
  • 突額鸚嘴魚Chinese
  • 突额鹦嘴鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tokyo parrotfish

Other species in the same genus Scarus.

Kwab

Scarus coeruleus

LabridaeNo free photo yet

Scarld

Scarus coelestinus

LabridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tokyo parrotfish?

The tokyo parrotfish (Scarus ovifrons) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tokyo parrotfish (Scarus ovifrons). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tokyo-parrotfish

MLA

“Tokyo parrotfish (Scarus ovifrons).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tokyo-parrotfish.

BibTeX
@misc{tokyo_parrotfish_2026,
  title = {Tokyo parrotfish (Scarus ovifrons)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tokyo-parrotfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}