Species ID
View AllBluebarred 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
