Striped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed.
Short description Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. White stripe above upper dark stripe ends at gill opening; upper and lower caudal margins pale. Terminal phase males are blue-green and orange, chest and head pink below a green band at lower edge of eye; median fins with blue borders, the broad central parts orange with linear blue markings.
Biology
Found over shallow, clear waters, generally over Thalassia beds. Also found rocky or coral areas. A schooling species. Feeds on plants. A protogynous hermaphrodite. Super males spawn individually with striped females, while sexually mature males in the striped phase spawn in aggregation.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Diandric. Length at sex change = 9.6 cm TL. Forms harem groups composed of a single male and several smaller females.
Short description Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. White stripe above upper dark stripe ends at gill opening; upper and lower caudal margins pale. Terminal phase males are blue-green and orange, chest and head pink below a green band at lower edge of eye; median fins with blue borders, the broad central parts orange with linear blue markings.
Biology
Found over shallow, clear waters, generally over Thalassia beds. Also found rocky or coral areas. A schooling species. Feeds on plants. A protogynous hermaphrodite. Super males spawn individually with striped females, while sexually mature males in the striped phase spawn in aggregation.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Diandric. Length at sex change = 9.6 cm TL. Forms harem groups composed of a single male and several smaller females.