European Parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,155
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Mediterranean parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) is a species of parrotfish found at depths up to 50 m (160 ft) along rocky shores in the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic, from Portugal south to Senegal. It is generally common, but uncommon or rare (locally even absent) in the northwestern Mediterranean and in the Adriatic Sea. It prefers relatively warm temperatures and there is an ongoing northward range expansion, possibly due to global warming.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sparisoma cretense”.