Emerald parrotfish
📖 Overview
Maximum depth from Ref. 52834. Inhabits seagrass beds and open bottom, mostly in shallow water. Larger adults live in deeper water. Not commonly marketed for food .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. Body somewhat elongate, the depth contained 3 to 3.2 times in SL. Snout somewhat pointed; a small dermal cirrus at edge of anterior nostril; teeth fused only basally, thus not fully coalesced to form dental plates. Gill rakers 12 or 13. Caudal fin slightly rounded; pectoral fin-rays 13. Median predorsal scales 4 or 5; 1 row of scales on cheek. Colour: mottled olive green on back, the scales of sides with bluish white centres and reddish edges; head below level of mouth yellow; 2 diagonal narrow red-orange bands on cheek; median fins reddish, dorsal fin with a black blotch at front.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Emerald parrotfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Emerald parrotfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Distinct pairing .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 80 m . Tropical; 41°N - 30°S, 98°W - 34°W West Indies (except Greater Antilles).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Emerald parrotfish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix lloro maragda |
| 🌍CES | ploskozubec smaragdový |
| 🇫🇷French | Perroquet Emeraude |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce pappagallo smeraldo |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Budião · Budião-Sabonete · Papagaio-Esmeralda · Peixe-Papagaio · Peixe-papagaio-esmeralda · budião-de-listra · periquito-verde |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Loro Jabonero · loro esmeralda |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 45 records indexed .
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