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Redtail Parrotfish
Sparisoma chrysopterum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Yellowtail ParrotfishSparisoma rubripinne
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Red Eye ParrotfishSparisoma axillare
Saddled ParrotfishSparisoma frondosum
Bucktooth ParrotfishSparisoma radians
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,374 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 60 |
| Quintana Roo | 60 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 |
| Panama | 3 |
| Provincia de Bocas del Toro | 3 |
| Alabama | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Wrasses and allies · Labriformes |
| Family | Wrasses and Parrotfishes · Labridae |
| Genus | Sparisoma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Redtail Parrotfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.