BY: MACKENZIE MOORE

PARROTFIS

HES!!

Yellow nose and back

Squared Nose

Yellow nose and back

Squared Nose

Intermediate/Juvenile

Adult

BLUE PARROTFISH

Spots and patches on head/nose

MIDNIGHT PARROTFISH

Spots and patches on head/nose

Black tail

Black base of fin

Black tail

Black base of fin

Bucktooth Parrotfish

Initial phase

Terminal phase

Faint pale to dark blotch

Yellow-gold to red eye

GREENBLOTCH PARROTFISH

Initial phase Terminal phase

Faint pale to dark blotch

Yellow-gold to red eye

Borders of tail are yellow,orange or pink

Yellow or orange stripe down body

PRINCESS PARROTFISH

Terminal phase Initial phase

Borders of tail are yellow,orange or pink

Yellow or orange stripe down body

White stripe down back

Markings around mouth

QUEEN PARROTFISH

Initial phase

Terminal phase

White stripe down back

Markings around mouth

Bright greenOrange-brown head

Squared tail

RAINBOW PARROTFISH

Terminal phase Initial phaseBright green

Orange-brown head

Squared tail

Small yellow blotch

Line from mouth to eye usually pink to orange

White spot

REDBAND PARROTFISH

Terminal phase Juvenile phase

Initial phaseSmall yellow blotch

Line from mouth to eye usually pink to orange

White spot

Yellow to white tail

Black blotch at base of fin

Red tinted fins

Yellow tail

REDFIN PARROTFISH

(YELLOWTAIL PARROTFISH)

Terminal phase Initial phase

Yellow to white tail

Black blotch at base of fin

Red tinted fins

Yellow tail

Yellowish tints on tailBlue area

behind finBlack blotch by fin

Reddish crescent on tail

REDTAIL PARROTFISH

Terminal phase Initial phaseYellowish tints on tailBlue area

behind finBlack blotch by fin

Reddish crescent on tail

Three rows of spots

Bright yellow spot

Red belly and tail

STOPLIGHT PARROTFISH

Terminal phaseJuvenile phase

Initial phase

Three rows of spots

Bright yellow spot

Red belly and tail

No dark markings on borders of tail Gold to yellow

stripe above fin

Pink, yellow or orange linear markings

The juvenile/ initial phase is very similar to the princess parrotfish, they are distinguished by the dark markings on the tail of the princess parrotfish

Yellow smudge on nose

STRIPED PARROTFISH

Juvenile/initial phaseTerminal phase

No dark markings on borders of tail Gold to yellow

stripe above fin

Pink, yellow or orange linear markings

The juvenile/ initial phase is very similar to the princess parrotfish, they are distinguished by the dark markings on the tail of the princess parrotfish

Yellow smudge on nose