Parrotfishes, Cirrhitidae
23 species of Parrotfishes are posted.
Parrotfishes are known to have 10 genera and about 100 species, and are a species that inhabits many coral reefs.
Their upper and lower teeth are fused into one piece, and many species eat algae and coral.
The activity is diurnal, and some species sleep with a mucosal membrane in the gaps between corals at night.
Many species have different patterns for males and females.
Scarinae
Chlorurus

Daisy parrotfish: Male

Daisy parrotfish: Female

Bower's parrotfish

Palecheek Parrotfish
Scarus

Yellowband parrotfish

Steephead parrotfish: Male

Steephead parrotfish: Juvenile

Yellow-tail parrotfish: Male

Yellow-tail parrotfish: Female

Globehead parrotfish

Dusky parrotfish

Surf parrotfish

Yellowbarred Parrotfish: Male

Yellowbarred Parrotfish: Female

Forsten's parrotfish: Male

Forsten's parrotfish: Female

Bridled parrotfish

Filament-finned parrotfish

Singapore parrotfish

Blue-barred parrotfish

Knobsnout parrotfish

Yellowtail parrotfish

Ember parrotfish: Male

Ember parrotfish: Female

Tricolour parrotfish

Scarus sp.1
Bolbometopon

Bicolour parrotfish: Male

Bicolour parrotfish: Juvenile

Bumphead parrotfish
Sparisomatinae
Calotomus

Japanese parrotfish
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