Redtail parrotfish

Sparisoma chrysopterum (common names: redtail parrotfish, blue parrotfish, kwab, pink kwab, pink parrot, blisterside, and blue black-finned chub) is a species of parrotfish.

Distribution

This species lives in the western Atlantic Ocean from Brazil in the south, north to Florida and the Bahamas. It also occurs throughout the Caribbean Sea.

Behaviour

Sparisoma chrysopterum This species grazes on seagrasses and algae growing in the benthic zone.