Stoplight parrotfish
Sparisoma viride
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A parrotfish from coral reefs of Florida, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and Bermuda to Brazil. It scrapes algae with its teeth and can change sex.
- Scientific name
- Sparisoma viride
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Scarus frondosus, Scarus viridis, Sparisoma albigaardi
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 64 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Detritivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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