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Sea Creature 188: Cockatoo

Favorite name: Long-headed parrot brother

Other names: long-headed parrotfish, green sumei parrotfish, two-headed parrotfish

English name: humphead parrotfish

Scientific name: bolbometopon muricatum

Other: The long-headed parrot feeds on invertebrates such as corals, shellfish, sea urchins and algae, and is the most important producer of fine coral sand in the reef area. The long-headed parrot lives about 40 years and is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013 ver 3.1 – Vulnerable (vu)

Shooting date: February 27, 2016

Filming Location: Semporna Sipadan, Malaysia

Photographer: Qiu Dongping

Sea Creature 188: Cockatoo

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