Dark-capped Parrotfish
Scientific Name: Scarus oviceps
Species: Parrotfishes (Scaridae)
Other names: Dark-cap Parrotfish, Blue Parrotfish, Egghead Parrotfish.
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Dark-capped ParrotfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Pixie Wall - Great Barrier Reef - Australia
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Dark-capped ParrotfishUploaded by: @greatwhite in October 2011
Photographed at: Royal Sunset Resort, 'Atata - Tonga
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Dark-capped ParrotfishUploaded by: @fishx6 in October 2011
Photographed at: Royal Sunset Island Resort 'Atata - Tonga
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Description
Also known as Dark-cap Parrotfish, Blue Parrotfish and Egghead Parrotfish.
Found singly in lagoons, inner and outer reef slopes with coral areas often in silty conditions.
Males blue, females yellow.
They feed on filamentous algae.
Length - 31cm
Depth - 0-20m
Widespread Pacific
Closely resembles Scarus dimidiatus.
Replaced by Scarus scaber in the Indo Pacific.
Parrotfish are hermaphrodites and live in harems with a dominant male. They are not territorial and live in harmony with other species, often found feeding together.
They have teeth that are fused into powerful beaks which are used for grabbing filamentous algae from dead coral, often found feeding in a cloud of sediment.
They are brightly coloured and change dramatically from juvenile to adult.
At night Parrotfish make sleeping bags out of slimy bubbles for protection against predators. (edit)
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The Dark-capped Parrotfish is found in or near the Widespread Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 3 times by users @fishx6 @greatwhite
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