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The following designs with our cartoon rainbow parrotfish are available on a wide range of apparel and gifts for scuba divers, snorkelers
and fish lovers. View more designs with other cute fish by Scubadorable in our shop.
Our cute rainbow parrotfish is available on a wide range of apparel and gifts
Each product can be customized with your own text and there are many styles available. Click a product for more information and to start customizing.
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The Rainbow Parrotfish is the largest in the Parrotfish family; it can grow up to 4 feet in size. In fact, it is the largest herbivorous fish in the Atlantic. Parrotfishes get their name from their teeth that are fused to form a strong parrot-like beak, which is used to scrape the algae off the surface of coral. Sadly the Rainbow Parrotfish is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
| Born: (added to Birdorable) |
21 December 2006 |
| Also known as: |
Blue Rainbow |
| Range: | Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea North Atlantic South Atlantic West Atlantic
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| Length: | 27 to 47 inches | | Depth: | 10 to 82 feet |
International names:
Regnbuepapegøjefisk (Danish) |
Regenboog Papagaaivis (Dutch) |
Perroquet Arc-en-ciel (French) |
Bodião (Portuguese (Brazilian)) |
гуакамаия (Russian) |
Loro guacamayo (Spanish) |
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| Scientific name: |
Scarus guacamaia |
| Order: | Perciformes | | Family: | Scaridae | | Genus: | Scarus | | Species: | S. guacamaia |
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