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Rainbow parrotfish
Scarus guacamaia
- Saltwater
- Near Threatened
- Max length
- 120 cm
Classification
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Scarus
Distribution
- Atlantic, Western Central
About the rainbow parrotfish
The rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) is a species of fish in the family Scaridae.
Distribution
The rainbow parrotfish has a relatively wide distribution in the western Atlantic, and can be found from Bermuda through South Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean to Venezuela. It inhabits coral reefs, mangroves and sea grass beds in shallow waters, at depths of 3–25 m.
Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.
Where the rainbow parrotfish lives
Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).
Also known as
- Loro guacamayo
- Гуакамайя
- 虹彩鸚嘴魚
Where to catch rainbow parrotfish
- Cape Fear River United States River · North Carolina
- Florida Bay (Everglades) United States Bay · Florida
- Florida Keys United States Coast · Florida
- Galveston Bay United States Bay · Texas
- Lake Pontchartrain United States Lake · Louisiana
- Port Aransas United States Coast · Texas
