Midnight parrotfish
Scarus coelestinus
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A parrotfish from the tropical western Atlantic, from Bermuda and Florida to southeastern Brazil, almost black with pale blue patches. It scrapes algae off rocks with its beak. It reaches 77 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Scarus coelestinus
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Pseudoscarus plumbeus, Pseudoscarus simplex, Scarus coelastinus, Scarus rostratus, Scarus trispinosus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 77 cm
- Lifespan
- 31 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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