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parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)
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Ecological Illustration of parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)
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Labridae

parrotfish

Sparisoma cretense

Wrasse of the Mediterranean Sea

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

parrotfish is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 50 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Unnamed Order
Family
Labridae
Genus
Sparisoma
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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