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striped parrotfish (Scarus iseri)
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Labridae

striped parrotfish

Scarus iseri

Wrasse from the Brazilian Coast

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

striped parrotfish is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 35 cm.

Family
Labridae
Genus
Scarus
Maximum length
35 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), Bahamas, and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America; throughout the Caribbean (Ref. 3802 , 13628 ). Range probably extends to Brazil (Ref. 13628 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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