redfin parrotfish

Sparisoma rubripinne

Wrasse in the Caribbean Sea

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

redfin parrotfish is known around Western Atlantic and the Caribbean as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and records give a maximum length of 47.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Sparisoma
Maximum length: 47.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic and the Caribbean. Confused with Southwest Atlantic specimens referring to Sparisoma axillare and Eastern Atlantic species referring to S. chaoti (Ref. 88982 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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