Saltwater
Midnight parrotfish
Scarus coelestinus
Scaridae, Scarinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 77 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 9,585 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and 29 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs from rocky coastal reefs to seaward reefs. Often in schools, feeding with surgeonfishes by scraping off algae from rocks or dead coral. Marketed fresh and salted.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Pseudoscarus plumbeus
- Pseudoscarus simplex
- Scarus coelastinus
- Scarus rostratus
- Scarus trispinosus
In other languages
- Blue tumbler, Nightowl parrot, Parrotfish, Scarld
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.