Princess parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)

Classification

Species: Scarus taeniopterus
Genus: Scarus

General data

Scientific names: Princess parrotfish
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Subtropical

The princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae.

It is typically 20 to 25 centimetres (7.9 to 9.8 in) long, found in the Caribbean, South Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda.

Its behavior, similar to other parrotfishes, is to swim about the reef and sandy patches during the day, at depths between 3 and 25 metres (9.8 and 82.0 ft), scraping algae on which it feeds.