Guinean parrotfish

Scarus hoefleri

This is a parrotfis of the family Scaridae.
Scarus hoefleri ♀ Diving in Sal, Cabo Verde.  Cape Verde,Fall,Geotagged,Guinean parrotfish,Scarus hoefleri

Appearance

Male brightly coloured; female and juveniles with light and dark bands on back.

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Congo.

Habitat

Inhabits rocky coastal areas. Occurs in shallow water.

Food

Herbivorous species with specialized pharyngeal bones and muscles.

References:

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https://www.fishbase.se/summary/5018
https://guatemala.inaturalist.org/taxa/112149-Scarus-hoefleri
http://www.gersma.org/vie-marine/vertebres/194-poisson-perroquet-de-guinee-scarus-hoefleri.html
https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/physiology/MorphDataSummary.php?genusname=Scarus&speciesname=hoefleri&autoctr=3139
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyScaridae
GenusScarus
SpeciesScarus hoefleri
Photographed in
Cabo Verde