redband parrotfish

Sparisoma aurofrenatum

Twenty Eight Centimeters Wrasse from Western Atlantic

Red
Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Sparisoma aurofrenatum (common names: redband parrotfish, gutong, rainbow parrot, black parrot, and blisterside) is a species of parrotfish native to the Caribbean Sea and Western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Sparisoma
Maximum length: 28 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: throughout the Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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