Males blue green with large obvious scales on body, a smooth head with a curving reddish line from corner of mouth widening behind eye, and a strongly lunate tail. Females/initial phase have red-brown/grey bodies with distinct large scales, irregular light bands on sides, and upper part of head yellowish. Endemic to Brazil where it is the second largest parrotfish species.
Information
Max Size: 39 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 19.0-30.1°C
Depth: 1-30m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Widespread (57% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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