The stoplight parrotfish is a protogynous hermaphrodite that shows full sexual dichromatism, meaning that it changes … See more

The stoplight parrotfish inhabit shallow coral reefs not disturbed by humans in Florida, the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda and Brazil. They are only active during the day and spend most of their time foraging, swimming, … See more

The stoplight parrotfish employs a scraping and excavating grazing mode and feeds almost exclusively on algae that are associated with dead coral substrates. They have higher grazing rates and assimilatio… See more

The stoplight parrotfish grow continuously throughout life and their growth rate increases with higher food availability. The largest class of stoplight parrotfish is when they are in their terminal phase.
Its typical l… See more

Stoplight parrotfishes engage in reproductive activity throughout the year. They are harem-forming fishes and territorial terminal phase males defend areas that are shared with 1-14 initial phase parrotfishe… See more

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