Scaridae
Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Sparisoma chrysopterum is a parrotfish species found in the western Atlantic, with described physical traits and a clarified taxonomic history.
Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840)
Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840)
Sparisoma aurofrenatum is a fish that grows to 28 cm, found in western Atlantic reefs, with juveniles in seagrass beds.
Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sparisoma cretense, the Mediterranean parrotfish, is a warm-preferring parrotfish found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, commercially fished but not threatened.
Sparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes, 1840)
Sparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes, 1840)
Sparisoma rubripinne is a medium-sized parrotfish with distinct coloration across its different life phases.
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Sparisoma viride, the stoplight parrotfish, is a sex-changing Caribbean coral reef parrotfish that feeds on algae and is ecologically important.
Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)
Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)
Chlorurus japanensis is a fish species from the Pacific Ocean with distinctive coloration and fin scale features, that is oviparous with distinct breeding pairs.
Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker, 1854)
Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker, 1854)
Chlorurus microrhinos, the blunt-head parrotfish, is a widespread Indo-Pacific parrotfish that grazes algae on coral reefs.
Chlorurus gibbus (Rüppell, 1829)
Chlorurus gibbus (Rüppell, 1829)
Chlorurus gibbus is a large parrotfish species endemic to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba that grazes on filamentous algae.
Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
Chlorurus sordidus is a variable, widespread medium-sized protogynous hermaphrodite parrotfish of the Indo-Pacific tropics.
Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)
Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)
Bleeker's parrotfish (Chlorurus bleekeri) is a medium-sized Indo-Pacific marine parrotfish that feeds on filamentous algae.
Chlorurus bowersi (Snyder, 1909)
Chlorurus bowersi (Snyder, 1909)
Chlorurus bowersi is a parrotfish species that grazes algae on coral reefs and has distinct jaw and reproductive traits.
Chlorurus capistratoides (Bleeker, 1847)
Chlorurus capistratoides (Bleeker, 1847)
Chlorurus capistratoides is a reef-dwelling parrotfish native to the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans that feeds on filamentous algae.
Chlorurus perspicillatus (Steindachner, 1879)
Chlorurus perspicillatus (Steindachner, 1879)
Chlorurus perspicillatus, or the spectacled parrotfish, is a reef-dwelling fish that changes sex from female to male as it matures.
Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
Chlorurus strongylocephalus, the steephead parrotfish, is an Indian Ocean coral reef-dwelling parrotfish in the Scaridae family that forms a species complex with two other related species.
Chlorurus spilurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Chlorurus spilurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Chlorurus spilurus is a parrotfish species found in coral reefs and lagoons across the Western and Central Pacific, with distinct coloration by life phase.
Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)
Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)
Bolbometopon muricatum, the green humphead parrotfish, is a gregarious, slow-growing reef fish with distinct life stages.
Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Calotomus carolinus, or Caroline's parrotfish, is a protogynous hermaphroditic Indo-Pacific parrotfish that changes appearance as it matures and feeds on algae and seagrass.
Calotomus viridescens (Rüppell, 1835)
Calotomus viridescens (Rüppell, 1835)
Calotomus viridescens, the viridescent or dotted parrotfish, is a parrotfish species native to parts of the Indian Ocean, first described in 1835.
Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829)
Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829)
Cetoscarus bicolor is a large sequential hermaphrodite parrotfish that lives on Red Sea coral reefs, with color changing across its life phases.
Cetoscarus ocellatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Cetoscarus ocellatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Cetoscarus ocellatus is a sex-changing reef fish found across the Indian and Pacific Oceans with distinct color morphs.
Hipposcarus harid (Forsskål, 1775)
Hipposcarus harid (Forsskål, 1775)
Hipposcarus harid is a protogynous hermaphrodite parrotfish found on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea.
Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840)
Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840)
Pacific longnose parrotfish (Hipposcarus longiceps) is an Indo-Pacific marine parrotfish in Scaridae assessed as Least Concern in 2012.
Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Leptoscarus vaigiensis, the marbled parrotfish, is a gonochoristic Indo-Pacific parrotfish that feeds on seagrass and algae.
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