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352:sequential hermaphrodite
342:It is among the largest
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870:Fish described in 1829
478:"Bicolor Parrotfish -
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259:Cetoscarus pulchellus
322:Cetoscarus ocellatus
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251:Callyodon pulchellus
227:Bolbometopon bicolor
860:Fish of the Red Sea
301:bumphead parrotfish
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