Sparisoma chrysopterum
| Sparisoma chrysopterum | |
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| Male specimen, terminal colour phase | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Sparisoma |
| Species: | S. tuiupiranga |
| Binomial name | |
| Sparisoma tuiupiranga (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sparisoma chrysopterum, common names the redtail parrotfish, blue parrotfish, kwab, pink kwab, pink parrot, blisterside, and blue black-finned chub,[1] is a species of parrotfish.[2]
Description
The upper end of the pectoral fin base shows black saddle-shaped markings while they are young adults. Commonly, there is a light, saddle-shaped area on top of caudal peduncle. The dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins are orange or red in colour.[3]
Juvenile specimens or those in the initial phase have a mottled pattern similar to the substratum. This provides camouflage when they rest on the sea floor.[3]
Distribution
This species lives in the western Atlantic Ocean from Brazil in the south, north to Florida and the Bahamas. It also occurs throughout the Caribbean Sea.[3]
Diet
Sparisoma chrysopterum This species grazes on seagrasses and algae growing in the benthic zone.[3]
Parasites
This species is known to host an ectoparasite in the Caligus genus named Caligus atromaculatus (C.B. Wilson, 1913).[2]
Synonyms
- Scarus brachialis Poey, 1861
- Scarus chloris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Scarus chrysopterus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Scarus flavescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Scarus lateralis Poey, 1860
- Scarus maschalespilos Bleeker, 1862
- Scarus squalidus Poey, 1860
- Scarus virens Valenciennes, 1840
- Sparisoma abildgaardi (Bloch, 1791)
- Sparisoma brachiale (Poey, 1861)
- Sparisoma chrysopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Sparisoma elongatum Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
- Sparisoma flavescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Sparisoma lorito Jordan & Swain, 1884
- Sparisoma squalidum (Poey, 1860)
- Sparus abildgaardi Bloch, 1791
References
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- 1 2 "Sparisoma chrysopterum (Blisterside, Blue Black-finned Chub, Blue Parrotfish, Kwab, Pink Kwab, Pink Parrot, Redtail Parrotfish)". Iucnredlist.org. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
- 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)". Marinespecies.org. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/1159. Retrieved October 3, 2013. Missing or empty
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