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Princess Parrotfish (female)

Scarus taeniopterus

Seabook: Princess Parrotfish (female)

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Max Weight

Max Depth

25 m

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 Seabook

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Colors

white
black
brown
yellow
orange
green

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Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

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Conservation status

(LC) Least concern