Jim Greenfield, Großbritannien
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(Valenciennes, 1840)
The redfin parrotfish inhabits coral reefs and seagrass beds, it is a protogynous hermaphrodite and some reports of ciguatera poisoning exist.
The parrotfish is host of two copepods, Orbitacolax analogus Vervoort, 1969 and Sarcotaces komaii Shiino, 1953.
The population in the eastern Atlantic is likely a distinct species to the population in the western Atlantic.
The fish feeds on benthic algae and seagrass.
Sacrus brachyvarius Longley, 1941
Scarus brachyvarius Longley, 1941
Scarus rubripinnis Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus truncatus Poey, 1868
Sparisoma pachycephalum Longley, 1941
Sparisoma rhomaleum Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
Sparisoma rubripinnis (Valenciennes, 1840)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Sparisomatinae (Subfamily) > Sparisoma (Genus).
The redfin parrotfish inhabits coral reefs and seagrass beds, it is a protogynous hermaphrodite and some reports of ciguatera poisoning exist.
The parrotfish is host of two copepods, Orbitacolax analogus Vervoort, 1969 and Sarcotaces komaii Shiino, 1953.
The population in the eastern Atlantic is likely a distinct species to the population in the western Atlantic.
The fish feeds on benthic algae and seagrass.
Sacrus brachyvarius Longley, 1941
Scarus brachyvarius Longley, 1941
Scarus rubripinnis Valenciennes, 1840
Scarus truncatus Poey, 1868
Sparisoma pachycephalum Longley, 1941
Sparisoma rhomaleum Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
Sparisoma rubripinnis (Valenciennes, 1840)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Sparisomatinae (Subfamily) > Sparisoma (Genus).
