Saltwater
Redfin parrotfish
Sparisoma rubripinne
Scaridae, Sparisomatinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 47.8 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,362 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, and 26 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits coral reefs and seagrass beds. Juveniles or primary-phase fish can rapidly assume a mottled pattern as it comes to rest on the bottom. Spawning is usually a group activity in similarly colored males and females. A protogynous hermaphrodite.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Scarus brachyvarius
- Scarus rubripinnis
- Scarus spinidens
- Scarus truncatus
- Sparisoma flavescens
- Sparisoma pachycephalum
In other languages
- Red fin parrot fish, Redfin parrot, Roughscale kwob, Roughscale parrot, Yellowtail parrot, Yellowtail parrotfish
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.