Photo Image Bump Head Parrotfish Bulbometopn muricatum

BUMP HEAD PARROTFISH

Bulbometopn muricatum

Large body with a hump on forehead, base color is greenish gray, or green-brown with 5 vertical rows of whitish spots on side. It uses its head and fused dentition to break coral and feed on it. Found in groups of up to 40. Size up to 126 cm.
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
-	Bump Head Parrotfish
-	Quoys parrotfish
-	Raggedtooth parrotfish
-	Swarthy parrotfish
-	Yellow barred parrotfish
-	Yellowfin parrotfish