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Yellowtail Parrotfish

Sparisoma rubripinne

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Description:

Found in Atlantic Ocean in coral beds of rincon, Puerto Rico; was somewhere between 13-15 inches long

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Rosa Maria
Rosa Maria 9 years ago
Spotlight Parrotfish
Sparisoma viride FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Stoplight Parrotfish
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Rosa Maria
Rosa Maria 9 years ago
Yellowtail Parrotfish
Sparisoma rubripinne Yellowtail Parrotfish - Initial Phase - Sparisoma rubripinne - Key Largo, Florida - Photo 1 - Tropical Reefs


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3 Comments

Rosa Maria
Rosa Maria 9 years ago

No problem, Parrotfish are quite interesting. :)

NickO
NickO 9 years ago

I do believe you are absolutely right! They looked so similar to me, I just thought the two were expressing different phenotypes, thank you for the clarification!

Rosa Maria
Rosa Maria 9 years ago

Hey NickO,
I think you have two species of Parrotfish. The two at the ends are what I believe Yellowtail Parrotfish whereas the two in the middle I am very certain are the Spotlight Parrotfish. Nice! I also think it's suppose to be 1 species per spotting so you may want to separate the two. :)

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NickO
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NickO

Rincón, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Spotted on Apr 22, 2014
Submitted on May 7, 2014

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