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Stoplight parrotfish

Sparisoma viride

Photo by sttweets
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Fish in the waters around the small Puerto Rican island Palominitos

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Stoplight parrotfish

Species ID Suggestions

Stoplight parrotfish

Sparisoma viride

Reference Link
Elsa
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Comments (4)
sttweets
I didn't dare to take my real camera in a case. I used a Canon Powershot D10. It's a perfect camera for snorkling and shallow diving (to about 10 meters deep)
StellaM.Cordero
nice underwater pics! do you a normal camera with underwater casing? or a special camera??
lori.tas
Ah, I had to look at the link which showed the initial phase to understand the ID. Very different from the adult image I had in my head.

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
Puerto Rico's Diversity

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PublishedJune 21, 2011

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