Author: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
FBname: Redtail parrotfish
Comments: Occurs in coral reefs and adjacent habitats, the young especially in seagrass beds.  Juveniles or primary-phase adults rapidly assume a mottled pattern with which they blend with the substratum when they come to rest on the bottom.  Feeds on benthic algae and seagrasses.