Common name of Scarus vetula
 
Common name Blownose
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Jamaica
Locality Discovery Bay
Ref. Pollnac, R.B., 1998
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Head slimy, needs its nose blown and both sexes, sporadically produce mucus cocoons at nigth for protection, resulting to a slimy surface (Ref. 35141).
 
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