Striped parrotfish (Scarus iseri)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Scarus iseri
- Common name
- Striped parrotfish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Scarus
- Size
- 15–35 cm
- Depth
- 0–25 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- coral-reef, seagrass
- Behaviours
- schooling, grazer
- Ocean zones
- Caribbean, Eastern Pacific
Description
Scarus iseri reaches 35 cm. Most common parrotfish of Caribbean reefs. Females and juveniles white with 3 distinctive longitudinal black bands, terminal males blue-green with yellow-green snout and electric-blue lines on head. Protogynous hermaphrodite. Lives in mixed schools from 0 to 25 m on coral reefs and seagrass of Caribbean. Herbivore grazing algae, contributes to bioerosion. Spearhead species for Caribbean reef health. Common but essential photo subject.
Photo of Striped parrotfish
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Striped parrotfish?
- Striped parrotfish (Scarus iseri) reaches 15–35 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Striped parrotfish?
- Striped parrotfish is found between 0–25 m deep.
- Is the Striped parrotfish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Striped parrotfish?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Striped parrotfish?
- Found in: Caribbean, Eastern Pacific.
Other species in the genus Scarus
- Scarus coelestinus - Midnight parrotfish
- Scarus coeruleus - Blue parrotfish
- Scarus vetula - Queen parrotfish
- Scarus taeniopterus - Princess parrotfish
- Scarus perrico - Bumphead parrotfish Pacific
- Scarus ghobban - Blue-barred parrotfish (Eastern Pacific)
Other species in the family Labridae
- Labrus merula - Brown wrasse
- Bodianus rufus - Spanish hogfish
- Bodianus pulchellus - Cuban hogfish
- Halichoeres pictus - Rainbow wrasse
- Halichoeres cyanocephalus - Yellowcheek wrasse
- Sparisoma chrysopterum - Redtail parrotfish
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 276052)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2393654)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia