SCARIDAE Cetoscarus bicolor, 13.3 cm SL (from North Sulawesi, Indonesia; photo by Seishi Kimura) Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829) Bicolor Parrotfish D IX, 10; A III, 9; P1 14-15; GR 20-24. Head profile evenly convex. Teeth fused to form dental plates; individual teeth on dental plates clearly visible, outer surface of each tooth rounded without tubercle; no canine teeth on dental plates; lips largely covering dental plates; 3 rows of scales on cheek; 2 rows of scales on interopercle; median predorsal scales 5-7; caudal fin emarginate. Color: initial phase reddish brown, yellow on back, scales on side rimmed and spotted with black. Terminal males green, the edges of scales pink, head and anterior body spotted in pink. Juveniles white with a broad orange bar covering head except snout and chin; an orange-edged black spot in dorsal fin. Size: maximum length about 80 cm. Distribution: Indo-Pacific, from Red Sea to Tuamotu Archipelago. Remarks: found on seaward reefs at depths of 1-30 m.