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Parrot Fish

Sparisoma cretense

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Field Notes

Habitat:

In shallow water along rocky shores. Feed on algae and small invertebrates . Herbivore species with specialized pharyngeal bones and muscles. Breeding occurs from July to September, with juveniles recruiting in late summer in Portugal.

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Sparisoma cretense, Sparisoma cretense, Parrotfish : fisheries

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PublishedOctober 20, 2013

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