Blue-barred Parrotfish [Scarus ghobban]
Description
Blue-barred Parrotfish are bright, grazing fish with strong beaks that scrape algae from coral and rock. Divers commonly observe them working the reef like living lawnmowers, sometimes producing a cloud of sediment as they feed.
Where To See Blue-barred Parrotfish
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
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| Order |
Uncertain placement perch-like fishes
Eupercaria incertae sedis
|
| Family |
Wrasses
Labridae
|
| Genus |
Scarus
Scarus
|
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