Common name of Scarus vetula
 
Common name Slimy head
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Jamaica
Locality Discovery Bay
Ref. Pollnac, R.B., 1998
Life stage adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks Both sexes, sporadically produce mucus cocoons at nigth for protection, resulting to a slimy surface (Ref. 35141).
 
Entered by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
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