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The daisy parrotfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea included. The female has a dark coloration with four pairs of white spots on the back part of its body just before the caudal peduncle. The latter and the caudal fin are whitish with black patch. There is great variation in the coloration within the males of this species. Their body is greenish with big scales outlined with purple-blue lines,three purple-blue stripes around the mouth,an orange patch on the chick with also a white one just upper the latter. The daisy parrotfish is a medium size fish and can reach a maximum size of 40 cm (16 in) length. Learn more about Daisy Parrotfish
View related species in family group: Wrasse and Parrotfish
Animalia: Chordata: Perciformes: Actinopterygii: Scaridae: Chlorurus sordidus