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Buffalo parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)
AnimalsParrots
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Bumphead parrotfishBritish English
- Doubled-headed parrotfishBritish English
- giant humphead parrotfishBritish English
- Green bumphead parrotfishBritish English
- Humphead parrotfishBritish English
- Papagei fischGerman (Germany)
- Loro cototo verdeEuropean Spanish
- Perroquet à bosseFrench (France)
- Huro (Nouvelle-Calédonie)French (France)
- Perroquet bossu vertFrench (France)
- Perroquet bumphead (Wallis et Futuna)French (France)
- Poisson bisonFrench (France)
- Poisson-perroquet à bosseFrench (France)
- BultkoppapegaaivisDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- BOUXIN Annie, JUAN HORST Elisabeth, PROUZET Anne in : DORIS, 20/01/2021 : Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2258
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 23/02/2024 : Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1935
Modification history
- Created by Maguelone GRATEAU on 23/02/2024
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