Photo Image Bumphead parrotfish Bulbometopn muricatum

BUMPHEAD PARROTFISH

Bulbometopn muricatum

The bumped parrotfish has a large body with a hump on their forehead. Their base color is a greenish gray, or green-brown with 5 vertical rows of whitish spots on its side. It uses its head and fused dentition to break coral and feed on it. Found in groups of up to 40. Size can be up to 126cm.
Frequency of sightings:
OCASIONALLY
Best time of year:
All year round
Divesites seen at:
Angels Window, Batu Kapal, Batu Merah, California Dreaming, Dantes Wall, Lembeh Resort House Reef, Pulau Dua, Pulau Putus

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Veterbrate
Reef
Coral Feeder
Parrot Fish
-	Bicolor parrotfish
-	Bleeker parrotfish
-	Bluebarred parrotfish
-	Bumphead parrotfish
-	Quoys parrotfish
-	Raggedtooth parrotfish
-	Swarthy parrotfish
-	Yellow barred parrotfish
-	Yellowfin parrotfish