Swarthy Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs
The Swarthy Parrotfish (Scarus niger) is also known as the Dusky Parrotfish and the Black Parrotfish. As with all the Parrotfish which are part of the Labridae family there is considerable diverg...
Stareye Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs
The Stareye Parrotfish Calotomus carolinus is also known as the Christmas Parrotfish, Starry-eye Parrotfish, Bucktooth Parrotfish and Caroline's Parrotfish. As with all the Parrotfish there is considerable...
Bullethead Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs
The Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) is also known as the Daisy Parrotfish. They are probably the most common species of parrotfish in Tanzanian waters. As with all the Parrotfish there is consid...
Shoal of Bumphead Parrotfish
A shoal of curious bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) approach me out of curiosity. The largest of all the parrotfish growing up to 1.5 meters, these fish have been heavily exploited and are sough...
Juvenile Parrotfish
Three juvenile parrotfish, photographed while snorkeling on a shallow reef in Paje, Zanzibar. Photo by Alan Sutton. See more photos at Parrotfish....
Parrotfish
Parrotfish are a group of about 90 species traditionally regarded as the family Scaridae. Today they are considered to be in Scarinae a subfamily of wrasses.
Parrotfish are found in coral reefs, rocky coasts...
Parrot Fish
Parrot fish are named for their teeth which are fused into a parrot like beak, allowing them to scrape algae off of coral and even to eat coral. The green humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) includ...