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Pez loro

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Field Notes

Description:

Peces loro son comunes en los arrecifes donde se alimentan de algas. Estos peces de cuerpo grueso tienen mandíbulas gruesas compuestas de dientes fusionados para picar algas,

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Family Scaridae, Parrotfishes

Species ID Suggestions

Queen Angelfish

Holacanthus ciliaris

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Comments (1)
Mauricio Lugo
Pez herbívoro que usualmente se lo toma como indicador de salud arrecifal ya que se alimentan de algas, las cuales compiten con el coral por colonización.

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Fish of Bay Islands, Honduras
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PublishedAugust 4, 2016

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