Bridled Parrotfish displaying its rainbow of colours

Bridled Parrotfish displaying its rainbow of colours

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse moving in and out of the jaws of a Bridled Parrotfish at a tropical fish cleaning station amongst the corals. Like other cleaner wrasse, they eat parasites and dead tissue off larger fish. Parrotfish resemble parrots both with their vibrant coloration and beak like teeth which they use to rasp algae from corals & rocky outgrowths.

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Bridled Parrotfish Facts
Other names: Vermiculate Parrotfish, Six-banded Parrotfish
Scientific name: Scarus frenatus
Species: Scaridae (Parrotfishes)
Max. size: 47 cm
Max age: 20 years
Diet: Filamentous algae
Habitat: Reef shallows, Outer reefs
Depth: 1 - 25 metres
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Line and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and Lord Howe and Rapa islands. 
Conservation: Least Concern