Azure parrotfish (Scarus compressus)

Scientific name: Scarus compressus Osburn & Nichols, 1916

Azure parrotfish (Scarus compressus)

The Azure parrotfish (Scarus compressus) is a marine fish of the family Scaridae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scarus compressus
Family
Scaridae (Parrotfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
68.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
3–24 m (10–79 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 24 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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