Stoplight Parrotfish: Sparisoma viride Parrotfish feed on plants and Coral during the day; with the extra set of teeth in their mouths, they even ingest the coral skeleton as well as the polyps inside. At night, they find a place to hide; as they have a very strong scent, the parrotfish encloses itself inside a mucous 'cocoon' so it cannot be found - it may take it as much as half an hour in the morning to break out of its own creation. Stoplight parrotfishes change sex; when the breeding population is lacking females or males, the fish start to change sex to even out their numbers for breeding.

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Stoplight Parrotfish, Sparisoma viride Statistics:

Size:                 Up to 2 feet
Mating Habits:  Can change sex when necessary
Diet:                 Undersea Plants and Coral Reefs
Distribution:      This rather large species of parrotfish is most abundant in the Florida Keys and on West Indian reerfs. Found in                         Bermuda, Brazil, the Caribbean and West Indies
Habit:               Active strictly during the day; at night they find a crevice in which to sleep

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