Author: (Valenciennes, 1840)
FBname: Redfin parrotfish
Comments: Inhabits coral reefs and seagrass beds.  Juveniles or primary-phase fish can rapidly assume a mottled pattern as it comes to rest on the bottom.  Spawning is usually a group activity in similarly colored males and females (Ref. 5521).  A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367).