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Queen Parrotfish (male; terminal phase) Sep 13, 2017. Seen during a night dive in Bari Reef,<br /> These parrotfishes secrete a protective mucus cocoon around themselves at night to sleep as you can see here. It is like a transparent bed sheet. Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Queen parrotfish,Scarus vetula,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Queen Parrotfish (male; terminal phase)

Sep 13, 2017. Seen during a night dive in Bari Reef,
These parrotfishes secrete a protective mucus cocoon around themselves at night to sleep as you can see here. It is like a transparent bed sheet.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    How cool! I saw that in a documentary once, but forgot all about it. Posted 7 years ago

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The Queen parrotfish

The queen parrotfish is a species of parrotfish found at reefs in the Caribbean Sea. The female queen parrotfish is a different color, which is red with brown.

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Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Dec 31, 2017. Captured Sep 13, 2017 01:18 in Buddy Dive Resort, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands.
country flag of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Explore Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 263 203 0
  • XZ-1
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 6mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.