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• n  gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth

• Herds of iridescent parrotfish darted through forests of branching corals.
• Large fish, it turns out, are among the most critical of all reef inhabitants, especially herbivores like parrotfish that eat seaweed.
• Neon-blue gobies, multicolored parrotfish, white grunts and yellow-striped porkfish create a striking scene against the backdrop of swaying purple sea fans and golden-brown elkhorn .

• polly fish
• pollyfish

News & Articles

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• Judge says feds must do better job of protecting Caribbean corals from fishing impacts
  Reef-grazing fish crucial to coral health By Summit Voice FRISCO — Endangered Caribbean corals got a little help this week from a federal court judge, who ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service must consider how fishing affects reef health. According to the court, the federal agency erred by allowing fishing for depleted parrotfish and […]
  Oct. 15, 2013 - Summit County Citizens Voice

Quotes

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• Daniel in Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  Parrotfish seem to be a really important part of the recovery and the health of these reefs,said Daniel Brumbaugh, chief coordinator of the Bahamas Biocomplexity Project research team.