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The rainbow parrotfish has a relatively wide distribution in the western Atlantic, and can be found from Bermuda through South Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean to Venezuela. It inhabits coral reefs , mangroves and sea grass beds in shallow waters, at depths of 3–25 m.
Sparisoma aurofrenatum (common names: redband parrotfish, gutong, rainbow parrot, black parrot, and blisterside) [1] is a species of parrotfish native to the Caribbean Sea and Western Atlantic Ocean. [ 3 ]
Scarus is a genus of parrotfishes.With 52 currently recognised extant species, [3] it is by far the largest parrotfish genus. The vast majority are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, but a small number of species are found in the warmer parts of the eastern Pacific and the western Atlantic, with a single species, Scarus hoefleri in the eastern Atlantic.
Scarus psittacus, the common parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. Other common names for this species include the palenose parrotfish, Batavian parrotfish and the rosy-cheek parrotfish. It has a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific region where it is associated with coral reefs. This species ...
Much of the white sand on tropical beaches is former parrotfish feces. After the fish digest the algae and coral rock, it's excreted as sand. Check out the extraordinary lion fish:
Cetoscarus bicolor, also known as the bicolour parrotfish or bumphead parrotfish, is a species of fish belonging to the family Scaridae. It is found only in the Red Sea . Being from the Scaridae family of huge, vividly colored fish, which is well known as a main contributor of marine ecosystems, especially coral reefs by maintaining them.
Check out this parrotfish who was definitely ready for his close up off the coast of Key West. This little guy popped into frame when Sophia Roth the owner of Snuba, a local diving tour company ...
Greenblotch parrotfish Sparisoma atomarium: Greengill sunfish: Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus: Greenland shark: Somniosus microcephalus: Gray conger: Conger esculentus: Gray triggerfish: Balistes capriscus: Gulf bareye tilefish: Caulolatilus intermedius: Gulf butterfish: Peprilus burti: Gulf chimaera: Hydrolagus alberti: Gulf Coast pygmy sunfish