Photos about parrotfishes (Scaridae); including parrotfish spawning: Bumphead parrotfish (Scarus perrico) spawning in the blue water off a deep reef in Palau.Tangs and a parrotfish remove algae growing on a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Hawaii.Parrotfish eye. Indonesia.Parrotfish eye. Philippines.Bleeker's parrotfish (Chlorurus bleekeri) in Fiji.Sleeping parrotfish in Palau.Sleeping redlip parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) on a reef in Palau.Bumphead parrotfish (Scarus perrico) spawning aggregation in Palau.Bumphead parrotfish (Scarus perrico) spawning in the blue water off a deep reef in Palau.Bumphead parrotfish (Scarus perrico) spawning in the blue water off a deep reef in Palau.Bumphead parrotfish (Scarus perrico) aggregate at dawn just before spawning on a reef in Palau.Bumphead parrotfish (Scarus perrico) aggregate at dawn just before spawning on a reef in Palau.Bumphead parrotfish (Scarus perrico) spawning aggregation in Palau.Sleeping bumphead parrotfish (Bulbometopon muricatum) in a wreck off Bali. Bumphead parrotfish grow over 4 feet in length and weigh over 100 lb. They play an unique role in their ecosystem, using their large beak to eat coral and algae. Each adult fish ingests over five tons of structural reef carbonates per year, contributing significantly to reef erosion.A greensnout parrotfish (Scarus spinus) on a reef in the Solomon Islands. Parrotfish have mesmorizing color patterns!
