Midnight Parrotfish

Midnight Parrotfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Scaridae
Genus:	Scarus
Species:	S. coelestinus
Binomial name
Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes,1840

The Midnight Parrotfish is a species of parrotfish which inhabits coral reefs mainly in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida.

The typical size is between 30 and 60 cm, but it can grow to almost 1 m. It has been observed as far north as Maryland and as far south as Brazil^[1].Usually found between 3 and 80 meters of depth, it swims over reefs and sandy areas, where it feeds on algae by scraping it with its teeth fused into a beak.

References

1. ^ Humann, DeLoach (2002). Reef Fish Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas. New World Publications, Inc.. ISBN 1-878348-30-2. 

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