Azure parrotfish
(Scarus compressus)
General data
Scientific names:
Azure parrotfish
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climates:
Tropical, Subtropical
Native to coast of:
North America
Distribution:
Pacific Ocean
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands.
Max length : 68.cm TL; common length : 35 cm TL
Found in rocky, boulder strewn reefs and slopes. Commonly occurs in reefs with reef building stony corals. Feeds by scraping algae from rocks and corals.
Uncommon species. Only caught occasionally.
