Close up detail of a Parrotfish fin, Scarus sp, Thailand

Blue-barred Parrotfish at Fang Ming Wreck, Scarus ghobban, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Blue-barred Parrotfish at Fang Ming Wreck, Scarus ghobban, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Blue-barred Parrotfish at Fang Ming Wreck, Scarus ghobban, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban), Mili, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Pacific steephead parrotfish (Scarus microrhinos) sleeping, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) detail of eye and vivid turquoise body colour, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Blue Parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus). Bahamas.

Parrotfish (Scarus sp.). Mabul, Sipadan, Borneo, Malaysia, Indo-Pacific. (RR)

Redband parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum), showing head detail turning slightly to right,Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Bullethead parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) swims in the open sea, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) are the largest species in this family and can reach 5 feet in length and over 160 pounds, Yap, Micronesia

Netherlands Antilles. Bonaire, Blue Parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus) feeding on coral.

Mating Greentroat parrotfishes, Scarus prasiognathos, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah

Colourful fin of greenthroat parrotfish (Scarus prasiognatho), Sudan, Red Sea, Africa

Bumphead Parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, Blue Corner, Micronesia, Palau