Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)
 Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) Photo: Brian Zgliczynski, NOAA |
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Did You Know? · This species is also known as the "humphead" parrotfish. |
Status
ESA Species of Concern - Indo-Pacific-Red Sea and East Africa to the Line Islands and Samoa; north to Yaeyama, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia; Paulau, Caroline, Mariana in Micronesia; in U.S. it occurs in Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas (Wake Islands)
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Bolbometopon
Species: muricatum
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
| Title | Federal Register | Date |
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| Negative Finding on Petition to List under the ESA | 77 FR 66799 | 11/07/2012 |
| Notice of 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Bumphead Parrotfish Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) | 75 FR 16713 | 04/02/2010 |
| Petition from WildEarth Guardians to List Under the ESA | n/a | 12/31/2009 |
| Species of Concern Fact Sheet: Detailed | n/a | 02/23/2010 |
| n/a | 02/23/2010 |
Updated: February 27, 2013
