parrotfish
| Scientific name | Sparisoma cretense |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Linnaeus |
| Year of description | 1758 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Scaridae |
| Genus | Sparisoma |
Introduction
Sparisoma cretense, commonly known as parrotfish, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size30 cm
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Maximum size50 cm
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Average size30 cm
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Maximum size50 cm
How to recognize the parrotfish ?
The parrotfish measures between 30 and 50 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly marron and gris body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietomnivorous with herbivorous tendency
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Sociabilityliving in a group or alone
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territorialYes
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Way of livingdiurnal
The parrotfish is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found in the vegetation. This species is omnivorous with herbivorous tendency .
This species is territorial and does not appreciate the presence of intruders nearby, especially animals with similar behavior. However, the parrotfish has little concern for non-territorial animals.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
The parrotfish is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature15 - 25 °C
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Depth5 - 30 m
Biotope presentation
The parrotfish is most often found at a depth between 5m and 30m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Translation
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Bibliographic references
First record of the Mediterranean parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense in Ria Formosa (south Portugal) - David Abecasis - Luís Bentes - Joaquim Ribeiro - Daniel Machado - Frederico Oliveira - Pedro Veiga - Jorge M.S. Gonçalves - Karim Erzini - JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records - 2005.
Occurrence of the Mediterranean parrotfish Sparisoma cretense(Perciformes: Scaridae) in south-eastern Apulia (south-east Italy) - Paolo Guidetti - Ferdinando Boero - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK - 2001.
Social organization and sexual pattern in the Mediterranean parrotfish Sparisoma cretense (Teleostei: Scaridae) - M. de Girolamo - M. Scaggiante - M. B. Rasotto - Marine Biology - 1999.
Review of the Parrotfishes Family Scaridae - Leonard P. Schultz - United States National Museum - 1958.
Tags
#Scaridae
#Sparisoma
#barrière de corail
#herbier
#zones d'algues et de détritus végétaux
#Mediterranean Sea
#Océan Atlantique Est Afrique - Golfe de guinée
#Temperate Eastern Atlantic Ocean
#Océan Atlantique Est Afrique - Transition & Cap Vert
#Eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean
#Canary Islands
#Sicily
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