Trindade parrotfish (Sparisoma rocha)

Scientific name: Sparisoma rocha Pinheiro, Gasparini & Sazima, 2010

The Trindade parrotfish (Sparisoma rocha) is a marine fish of the family Scaridae. Native range: Southwestern Atlantic, off Brazil, Trindade Island.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. This species is distinguished from its Southwestern Atlantic congeners by the following unique colour characters: initial phase (IP) is red overall with a brownish shade from lower jaw to over the abdominal cavity, sparse orange blotches on head, and a pale circumpeduncular band. The terminal phase (TP) on the other hand is reddish brown with orange stripe from jaw angle to end of preopercle, sparse orange blotches on head, with 3 pinkish to reddish stripes from about midline to dorsum, from midline to belly pale greyish green to whitish with suffusion of pale reddish brown, a black spot on base of pectoral fins and a bright-yellow blotch below this spot. Furthermore, mitochondrial 12S and 16S rRNA loci sequences do not match any known Sparisoma species.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sparisoma rocha
Family
Scaridae (Parrotfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.8
Depth range
10–25 m (33–82 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 25 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southwestern Atlantic: off Brazil, Trindade Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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