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NAMES

Scarus guacamaia
Common Name
Rainbow parrotfish
Conservation Status
Near Threatened (NT)

TAXONOMY

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum-Animalia
Chordata
Subphylum-Animalia
Vertebrata
Class-Animalia
Actinopterygii
Order-Animalia
Perciformes
Suborder-Animalia
Labroidei
Family-Animalia
Scaridae
Genus-Animalia
Scarus
Country:
   Mali
Issued:
   1997-03-02
Stamp:
   Scarus guacamaia
Mali postage - Scarus guacamaia (Rainbow parrotfish)
Country:
   Mali
Issued:
   1997-03-02
Stamp:
   Scarus guacamaia
Mali postage - Scarus guacamaia (Rainbow parrotfish)
Country:
   Mali
Issued:
   1997-03-02
Stamp:
   Scarus guacamaia
Mali postage - Scarus guacamaia (Rainbow parrotfish)
Scarus guacamaia (Rainbow parrotfish)
Scarus guacamaia (Rainbow parrotfish)

Genus species (Animalia): Scarus guacamaia

The rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) is a species of fish in the family Scaridae.

Description

S. guacamaia is among the largest members of its family, and the largest in the Atlantic, reaching 1.2 m (3.9 ft) in length, 20 kg in weight and a maximum age of 16 years. It has a greenish-brown overall colouration; the fins are dull orange with tongues of green. Its dental plates are blue-green. Sexes appear alike.

Distribution and habitat

The rainbow parrotfish has a relatively wide distribution in the western Atlantic, and can be found from Bermuda through South Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean to Venezuela. It inhabits coral reefs, mangroves and sea grass beds in shallow waters, at depths of 3–25 m.


Reference: Wikipedia,sta.uwi.edu
Photo: snorkeling-report.com

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