Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:79c9be5a-e529-4dee-becb-24a95eaf8f41

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

Data Links

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WMS

To use WMS services, copy and paste the following GetCapabilities URL into your OGC client (e.g. uDIG, ESRI ArcGIS)
http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Bolbometopon muricatum
For higher taxa, this will give you a hierarchical listing of layers for each taxon.

RDF

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Further details

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Species presence

Recorded In Australia

Marine Habitats

Conservation status

IUCNVulnerable

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO

Description

The Double-headed Parrotfish can be recognised by the distinct hump on the head of adults, its drab colouration, and large size. It is the largest of all the parrotfishes. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

The adult Double-headed Parrotfish has a distinct hump on the head. It is a fairly dull grey or dark green fish with some scattered lighter spots. Sometimes forms large schools that graze on algae. during the day. Parrotfish have teeth like a beak that they use to graze algae off the reef surface of the reef. ... source: OZ Animals

Online resources

Australian Museum Factsheets
- Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat
Australian National Fish Collection Images
- Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life
- Description, Video Page Url, Images
Lizard Island Research Station
- Images, Occurrence record
OZ Animals
- Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat, Diet
Reef Life Survey Images
- Images, Occurrence record
Seafood Services Australia
- CAAB Code, Author
Wikipedia
- Ecology, Conservation, Reference, Images

Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to the Line Islands and the Yaeyama and Wake islands to Australia
IUCN_Threat_status:	Vulnerable
Invasive:	Not known to be invasive
Threats:	Commercial fishing
Common_Name:	Hump-head parrotfish;Bumphead Parrotfish
Max_size:	1.3 m
Diet:	Invertebrates, Algae

state listed spp (non EPBC)

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Bolbometopon muricatum	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Scarus muricatus Valenciennes, 1840	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1840. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Paris : Levrault Vol. 14 pp. 464 pp. pls 389-420

Common Names

Common name	Source
Bumphead Parrotfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	International Union for Conservation of Nature Seafood Services Australia Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
Double-headed Parrotfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	OZ Animals Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist International Union for Conservation of Nature Australian Faunal Directory
Green Humphead Parrotfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist International Union for Conservation of Nature Australian Faunal Directory
Hump-head Parrotfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	International Union for Conservation of Nature Australian Faunal Directory
Humphead Parrotfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist

Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)

Bumphead Parrotfish