| Scaridae (Parrotfishes), subfamily: Sparisomatinae |
| 13 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range - 60 m |
| Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and Bahamas to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Possibly in Ascension I. (Ref. 98447). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Jaw teeth fused only at bases. Anterior nostril without membranous flap (Ref. 26938). Male color, olivaceous on the back with small pink dots; a salmon stripe along the side with a row of green dots; body below stripe light green with some salmon markings on scales (Ref. 13442). |
| Inhabits seagrass beds and weedy areas with sand (Ref. 9710). Feeds on seagrasses (Ref. 9710). Buries in the sand to sleep in a mucus tube (Ref. 9710). Protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 June 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Ranges from Paraíba south to Santa Catarina, including Manuel Luiz Reefs and Abrolhos Reefs (Ref. 57756). Type locality, Bahia (Ref. 40101). Also Ref. 7251, 40101, 40827, 84275. |
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