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Cetoscarus ocellatus

Cetoscarus ocellatus

Spotted parrotfish

Distribution: from Eastern Africa to southern Japan, Tuamotu, and Australia.

Replaced by very similar Cetoscarus bicolor in the Red Sea.

Spots where Cetoscarus ocellatus has been spotted by snorkelers

Cetoscarus ocellatus snorkeling pictures

at Tetamanu/Fakarava South Pass (Tuamotu Islands)
© maupiti60

at Embudu (Male Atolls)
© manceau

at Wakatobi Dive Resort (Indonesia)
© nst56

at Pandan Island (Philippines)
© manceau

at Nosy Tanikely (Madagascar)
© nicoleguillemin

at Biyadhoo (Male Atolls)
© chris-burton

at Green Island (Queensland)

at Bunaken (Indonesia)

at Tetamanu/Fakarava South Pass (Tuamotu Islands)
© subdadyves

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