Bumphead Parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
Scaridaefish1.5m / 5ftVulnerable
About Bumphead Parrotfish.
Largest parrotfish, with prominent forehead bulge. Dawn schools at Sipadan and the GBR can number 30+ individuals biting at coral heads.
Where it lives.
Outer reef slopes, lagoons
How it behaves.
Sleeps in caves, dawn schooling