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Chlorurus troschelii, commonly known as Troschel's parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs.
The knobsnout parrotfish (Scarus ovifrons) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae which is famous for its characteristic blue ...
While feeding, parrotfish must be cognizant of predation by one of their main predators, the lemon shark. [20] On Caribbean coral reefs, parrotfish are important consumers of sponges. [21] An indirect effect of parrotfish grazing on sponges is the protection of reef-building corals that would otherwise be overgrown by fast-growing sponge species.
The princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. [2] It is typically 20 to 25 centimetres (7.9 to 9.8 in) long, found in the Caribbean, South Florida , the Bahamas, and Bermuda. [ 3 ]
Calotomus carolinus, commonly known as Carolines parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is also known as the starry-eye parrotfish, stareye parrotfish, bucktooth parrotfish, Christmas parrotfish or marbled parrotfish. Since the Calotomus carolinus is known across the Pacific, it also has its ...
Chlorurus microrhinos, the blunt-head parrotfish or steephead parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. [4] It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Distribution
As a non-aquarium fish, the regal parrotfish has been found in reef and aggregate coral habitats and reef, and colonized volcanic boulder habitat types. [7] Around Oahu, the regal parrotfish has an estimated abundance of 72,140 ± 32.571 and a biomass of 3901 ± 1653 kg.
Chlorurus gibbus is a large species of parrotfish which can attain a total length of 70 centimetres (28 in) and a weight of 2.2 kilograms (4.9 lb). [3] The solitary juveniles are marked with longitudinal black and white stripes, the adults are blue in colour with a green and purple sheen in the males and a yellow sheen in the females.