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Parrotfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parrotfish are mostly tropical, perciform marine fish of the family Scaridae . Abundant on shallow reefs of the Red Sea, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, the parrotfish family contains ten gene...
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It's hard to decide which of the colorful parrot fish's many unique characteristics is most remarkable. There’s its diet, which consists primarily of algae extracted from chunks of coral ripped from a reef. There's its gender, which they can change repeatedly throughout their lives, ... Photo: Parrotfish...
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Most common large parrotfish in Hawaii. Up to 16 inches. Head gradually tapering to a blunt end. Trailing edge of caudal fin straight. Female reddish brown with series of white spots toward rear. Females’ caudal region light with large brown spot in center.
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The confusion resulted from the various color phases of each parrotfish. Bonnaterre originally named this parrotfish Scarus viridis in 1788. He renamed it Sparisoma viride later that year. The genus name is derived from the Latin "sparus" = a fish with a golden head and the Greek "soma" = body.
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any of about 80 species of fishes of the family Scaridae, a group sometimes regarded as a subfamily of Labridae (order Perciformes), found on tropical reefs. Parrot fishes are elongated, ... Learn why the colorful parrotfish is responsible for a large portion of the ocean’s sand.[Credits : Acquired from Vast Video]
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Forum and picture gallery. ... Ok guys, I need some help. Friday morn, I noticed tiny little white spots on the newest BP's tail fin. I suspected Ich. I slowly raised the tank temp until it reached 84 degrees. Saturday, one of the other BP's had those white spots on its tail fin, too. ... Since my tank has Black Skirt Tetras,
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