Diagnostic Description
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Small juveniles are light brownish with a broad longitudinal orange band; the primary phase is a whitish brown to light gray with a yellowish tail; the terminal phase is light blue and green (Ref. 1602, 48636). Adults best recognized by the shape of the head (Ref. 48636).
Life Cycle
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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9
Trophic Strategy
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Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Associated with seagrass (Ref. 118046).
Biology
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Inhabits turbid lagoons more than outer reef areas. Usually seen in aggregations; females usually in small groups (Ref. 48636). Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 89972). Minimum depth of 2 m reported from Ref. 90102. Large adults may occur to depths of at least 40 m.
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Importance
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fisheries: commercial
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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分布於印度-太平洋區，由東印度洋的可可-基靈群島與羅雷淺灘至萊恩群島與
土木土島，北至琉球群島，南至大堡礁與新加勒多尼亞。台灣東部、東北部、西部、南部及各離島均有記錄。
利用
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主要捕獲的漁法是延繩釣、一支釣、流刺網及籠具等，而本種魚亦是潛水鏢魚的對象以及水族館展示魚種。
描述
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體延長而略側扁。吻圓鈍；前額不突出。眼幾近於背側。後鼻孔並不明顯的大於前鼻孔。齒板之外表面平滑，上齒板不完全被上唇所覆蓋；每一上咽骨具1列臼齒狀之咽頭齒。背鰭前中線鱗約4；頰鱗3列，上列為6鱗；中列為5-7鱗；下列為1-3鱗。胸鰭具14-16軟條；尾鰭於幼魚時圓形，成體為雙截形。稚魚體呈淡褐色，體側具有一個寬的橘色縱紋，尾鰭基部具一黑色斑點。初期階段(IP,
Initial
phase)的雌魚體色為淺黃褐色，由上而下漸淡，鱗片邊緣為白色；頭部與體色相仿，但更淺些；背鰭及臀鰭外緣為淺黃色，中央具灰藍色色帶；尾鰭為黃褐色。終期階段(TP,
Terminal
phase)的雄魚體色為紫藍色，由上而下漸淺，鱗片邊緣為橙色；在上唇以上之吻部為紫藍色，其下為紫綠色，各向後延伸經至背鰭基部及臀鰭基部；背鰭及臀鰭為黃色，外緣及中央部位有紫藍色縱紋；胸鰭上部為黃色，下部為藍紫色；腹鰭之軟條為淺黃色，硬棘為藍紫色；尾鰭為深黃綠色。
棲地
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主要棲息於混濁的潟湖且超過外圍礁石的區域。通常以群集出現；雌性魚通常形成小的群體。大的成魚可能出現到深度至少
40 公尺水域。
Hipposcarus longiceps
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Hipposcarus longiceps or Pacific longnose parrotfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish in the family Scaridae. It is found in the eastern Indian Oceans and the western Pacific Ocean from the Cocos-Keeling Islands and Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Line and Tuamotu islands in the east, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.[2]
Hipposcarus longiceps was first formally described as Scarus longiceps in 1840 by the French ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794–1865) with the type locality given as Waigeo in modern Indonesia.[3]
The species is on the IUCN Red List as Least Concern, from the assessment year 2012.[1]
References
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^ a b Choat, J.H.; Carpenter, K.E.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Hipposcarus longiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190745A17786312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190745A17786312.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Hipposcarus longiceps" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scarus longiceps". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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Hipposcarus longiceps: Brief Summary
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Hipposcarus longiceps or Pacific longnose parrotfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish in the family Scaridae. It is found in the eastern Indian Oceans and the western Pacific Ocean from the Cocos-Keeling Islands and Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Line and Tuamotu islands in the east, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
Hipposcarus longiceps was first formally described as Scarus longiceps in 1840 by the French ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794–1865) with the type locality given as Waigeo in modern Indonesia.
The species is on the IUCN Red List as Least Concern, from the assessment year 2012.
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