| Nombre común | Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish |
| Lengua | English |
| Tipo | Vernacular |
| Nombre comercial oficial | No |
| Fila | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| País | Micronesia |
| Localidad | |
| Referencia | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 |
| Estadio de desarrollo | juveniles and adults |
| Sexo | females and males |
| Base | non-fish animal |
| Primer modificador | morphology |
| Segundo modificador | locality/area |
| Observaciones | Their fused teeth joined at the front in a groove forming a pair of beak-like tooth plates and their flapping of their pectoral fins during swimming gave them their name parrotfishes (Ref. 5288). |