Category: Parrotfish

This is a professional image of a Terminal Phase Queen Parrotfish

Scientific name:
Scarus vetula

Professional image:
https://reefguide.org/pix/queenparrot7.jpg

My images:

On approximately July 3, 2017 at: I took the following image:
This fish was moving quite fast so the image is blurry. I think this is an initial phase Queen Parrotfish

I cannot find a great online image of a Saddled Parrotfish. I am identifying this fish via the book Reef Fish Identification by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach.

 

Scientific name:
sparisoma frondosum

Professional image:
https://www.fishbase.se/images/species/Spfro_m1.jpg

My images:

On approximately July 3, 2017 at: I took the following image:
Saddled Parrotfish are supposed to be in Brazil, Venezuela, St. Vincent, and Tobago. I took this image in Cozumel which is outside of this are but not so far outside that it is impossible.

The Initial Phase of the Stoplight Parrotfish is a mottled reddish-brown with occasional white scales. Here is a professional image of an IP Stoplight:

Here is another image of an Initial Phase of a Stoplight. This matches one of my images below that I took in Cozumel.

Scientific name:
Sparisoma viride

Professional image:
https://reefguide.org/pix/stoplightparrotfish7.jpg

My images:

On approximately March 4, 2014 at: I took the following image:


On approximately March 4, 2014 at: I took the following image:


On approximately March 4, 2014 at: I took the following image:
It is quite difficult due to the distance and clarity of the water to see details of this parrotfish. I am assuming it is a Stoplight Parrotfish as their are young ones in the same area but I may be mistaken.

On approximately July 3, 2017 at: I took the following image:
This seems to be a great example of an IP of a Stoplight Parrotfish