Fairy Parrotfish
Scaridae
A rainbow reef gardener with a rock-crunching beak.
Fairy Parrotfish cruise the reef like colorful lawn mowers, scraping algae from hard surfaces. Their bites also grind bits of reef rock into the fine sand that washes onto beaches.
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Bring this Fairy Parrotfish home
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- 2 copies
Ready-to-play deck
Blue Water Deck
Includes 2 cards featuring Fairy Parrotfish.
- 1 copy
Ready-to-play deck
Murky Water Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Fairy Parrotfish.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Warm Atlantic and Caribbean coral reefs, seagrass beds, and rocky shallows.
- Favorite foods
- Mostly algae and tiny organisms scraped from reef surfaces.
- Size check
- Varies by species; many are 1–3 ft (30–90 cm) long
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
A parrotfish beak is built from many tightly packed teeth.
- 2
New teeth replace worn ones as the fish keeps scraping.
- 3
Many parrotfish change color dramatically as they grow.
- 4
Some species sleep inside a mucus cocoon at night.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Fused teeth form a powerful beak that scrapes rock and makes sand.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Spot bright patchwork colors and a pale, parrot-like beak.
Grown-up research links
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