Blue parrotfish
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This article is about the fish in the Scarus genus. For the fish in the Sparisoma genus, see Sparisoma chrysopterum.
The blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus) is a member of the parrotfish genus Scarus. It is found on coral reefs in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. They usually forage in a group of 500 individuals for spawning and deterring predators while feeding.[4]
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Blue parrotfish | |
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Blue parrotfish in Madagascar Reef. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Scaridae |
Genus: | Scarus |
Species: | S. coeruleus |
Binomial name | |
Scarus coeruleus Edwards, 1771 | |
Blue parrotfish range.[2] | |
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