Bolbometapon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1839)
Bumphead parrotfish, 130cm

So far we have seen only one Bolbometapon muricatum at Kwajalein, figured in the first photo below. It was a juvenile or subadult only about 30cm long. The photo is captured from old low resolution video.

A number of large individuals were seen by divers at uninhabited Taongi Atoll, the northernmost of the Marshalls. While the boat was there, a specimen was seen splashing on the shallow reef, where it beached itself. The divers went onto the reef and found the fish had died. Thanks to Scotty Van Swearingen for the photo below.

The large individual below is taken from video shot at Tulamben on Bali, Indonesia.

Created 8 March 2015

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