Stoplight Parrotfish
Sparisoma viride
Sighting evidence at Les Arcadins, Haiti
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Stoplight parrotfish are the primary bioerosion agent on the Les Arcadins reef, their parrot-like beaks removing algae and dead coral tissue and producing carbonate sand in the process. Large supermale individuals in vivid green and red colouration hold feeding territories across the reef crest and their biting activity is audible to divers within several metres.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Stoplight Parrotfish is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.