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Bluebarred Parrotfish

( Scarus ghobban )
Description

Female shown here.

 

Other names

Blue-barred Parrotfish, Blue-barred Orange Parrotfish, Flame-breasted Parrotfish, Yellowscale Parrotfish

How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
  • Are a member of the family Scaridae (parrotfish)
  • Can grow to 1m in length
  • Sequential hermaphrodites. Like many wrasse species they begin their lives as females then change to males as they age
  • Frequent coral reef environments
  • Herbivorous
  • Adults often solitary