
Description
Scarus taeniopterus is a tropical reef parrotfish, typically 20 to 25 cm long, found in the Caribbean, South Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Its behavior, similar to other parrotfishes, is to swim about the reef and sandy patches during the day, at depths between 3 and 25 m, scraping algae on which it feeds. De... Read more in SeabookLocations
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- Caribbean Sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- Costa Rica
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Colors
white
black
brown
yellow
orange
green
Poisonous
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Coral reef
Social Behaviour
Group
Conservation status
(LC) Least concern