Photo Image Yellow barred parrotfish Scarus dimidiatus

YELLOW BARRED PARROTFISH

Scarus dimidiatus

The adult has a dark bluish to greenish gray body with a large blue-green to green area over its nape and upper forebody. There are dark and pale bands from eye to pectoral fin. The subadult has a yellowish body with gray head and three gray saddle bars on its back. May have a whitish stripe from eye to tail. Lives solitary or forms groups in reef areas, 1-25m depth.
Frequency of sightings:
Common
Best time of year:
All year round

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Veterbrate
Reef
Coral Feeder
Parrot Fish
-	Bicolor parrotfish
-	Bleeker parrotfish
-	Bluebarred parrotfish
-	Bumphead parrotfish
-	Quoys parrotfish
-	Raggedtooth parrotfish
-	Swarthy parrotfish
-	Yellow barred parrotfish
-	Yellowfin parrotfish