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Sparisoma viride - Stoplight parrotfish
| The stoplight parrotfish has a brownish body with 3 rows of white dots and a white bar at the base of its tail fin when it is a juvenile. As it grows into its initial phase, its brown body has intermixed white scales and a reddish belly and tail fin. The terminal phase male is brilliant green with pinkish-orange markings on its head and fins. Stoplight parrotfish males can grow to 2 feet in length and have distinctive crescent shaped tail fins. They are found on coral reefs in depths of 15 to 80 feet.
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| Distribution, Stock Structure and Migration |
| Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bermuda, Bahamas, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil.
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| Habitat |
| Inhabits coral reefs with clear water. Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms.
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| Diet |
| Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis.
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| Quick Fact |
| Juvenile and initial phase Stoplight parrotfish can rapidly change their color and markings.
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