Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Redtail Parrotfish
Sparisoma chrysopterum
Redtail Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Sparisoma chrysopterum
Size: 14 to 16 in. (35 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 5-40 ft. (2-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Scaridae (Family)
      └Sparisomatinae (Subfamily)
       └Sparisoma (Genus)
























































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