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Queen parrotfih

Scarus vetula

Description:

Photo take a t -45 ft in a Caribbean reef.

Habitat:

The queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean coral reefs with its parrot-like beak. This fish is an adult male. But when young, parrotfish have the ability to change sex, depending on the population’s needs. Florida all the Caribbean.

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2 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Azri

AzriAzmi
AzriAzmi 12 years ago

lovely fish and nicely photographed !

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Jan 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 22, 2012

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