Scarus_vetula.jpg

Description

Scarus vetula
A colorful Queen Parrotfish (Scarus vetula) grazes on coral in the late afternoon.

The parrotfish gets its name from the sharp beak, evident in this photo. It's made up of fused teeth and is powerful enough to scrape hard coral from the surface of the reef.
Queen Parrotfish
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Author LASZLO ILYES (laszlo-photo) from Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Captions

Queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula)

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

Queen parrotfish

inception

25 April 2006

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image/jpeg