Saltwater
Redtail parrotfish
Sparisoma chrysopterum
Scaridae, Sparisomatinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 46 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,126 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and 29 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in coral reefs and adjacent habitats, the young especially in seagrass beds. Juveniles or primary-phase adults rapidly assume a mottled pattern with which they blend with the substratum when they come to rest on the bottom. Feeds on benthic algae and seagrasses.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Scarus brachialis
- Scarus chrysopoma
- Scarus chrysopterus
- Scarus flavescens
- Scarus squalidus
- Sparisoma abildgaardi
In other languages
- Blisterside, Blue black-finned chub, Blue parrotfish, Kwab, Pink kwab, Pink parrot
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.