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Fish
Parrotfish
Parrotfish · Scarinae
Parrotfish are colourful inhabitants of tropical reefs, whose beak-like mouth is responsible for constant crunching sounds and bright colours.
Fact file
- Size
- Usually 30 to 50 cm long, larger species can reach over 1 m
- Males and females
- Often change sex during their lives, differences are usually visible in their colouring
- Sounds
- The typical crunching when feeding can be heard underwater
- Diet
- Eats algae and small organisms, scraping them off coral and rock
- Offspring
- Spawns seasonally, eggs are released into open water
How to identify Parrotfish
Parrotfish immediately stand out thanks to their magnificent scales. They display bright colours of turquoise, green, yellow and pink, which often change over the course of their lives. Many species have a beak-like structure in their mouth that is somewhat reminiscent of the parrot that gives them their name.
With lengths usually between 30 and 50 centimetres – some species grow up to 1.20 metres – parrotfish look sturdy and compact. Typical features are the rounded snout, sometimes with prominent teeth, and the shimmering body, usually laterally flattened.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
- 4 places where you can see Parrotfish
Where Parrotfish live
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