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Yellowtail Parrotfish

Sparisoma rubripinne

Photo by NickO
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Field Notes

Description:

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

Species ID Suggestions

Yellowtail Parrotfish

Sparisoma rubripinne

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Rosa Maria
2

Spotlight Parrotfish

Sparisoma viride

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Rosa Maria
0

Comments (3)
Rosa Maria
No problem, Parrotfish are quite interesting. :)
NickO
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
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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PublishedMay 7, 2014

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