Calotomus

Calotomus is a parrotfish genus from the Indo-Pacific, with a single species ranging into the warmer parts of the east Pacific. Compared to most of their relatives, their colours are relatively dull. Several species in this genus are associated with sea grass beds, but most can also be seen at reefs.

Calotomus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Carolines parrotfish (C. carolinus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Tribe:	Scarini
Genus:	Calotomus Gilbert, 1890
Type species
Calotomus xenodon Gilbert, 1890[1]
Species
5 extant, see text

Species

The genus includes these extant species:^[2]

• Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Carolines parrotfish)

• Calotomus japonicus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Japanese parrotfish)
• Calotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Spinytooth parrotfish)
• Calotomus viridescens (Rüppell, 1835) (Viridescent parrotfish)
• Calotomus zonarchus (Jenkins, 1903) (Yellowbar parrotfish)

The fossil species, †Calotomus preisli Bellwood & Schultz, 1991 has been recovered from middle Miocene beds from Austria, suggesting the Paratethys Sea might have been tropical.^[3][4]