Palenose Parrotfish
Scarus psittacus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,739
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Scarus psittacus, the common parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. Other common names for this species include the palenose parrotfish, Batavian parrotfish and the rosy-cheek parrotfish. It has a wide distribution in the Indo-Pacific region where it is associated with coral reefs.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Scarus psittacus”.