29. Terminal phase Initial phase
Bright green
Orange-brown head
Squared tail
RAINBOW PARROTFISH
30.
31.
32. Small yellow blotch
Line from mouth to
eye usually pink to
orange
White spot
33. Terminal phase Juvenile phase
Small yellow blotch
Initial phase
Line from mouth to
eye usually pink to
orange
White spot
REDBAND PARROTFISH
34.
35.
36. Black blotch at
base of fin
Yellow to
white tail Red tinted fins
Yellow tail
37. Terminal phase Initial phase
Black blotch at
base of fin
Yellow to
white tail Red tinted fins
Yellow tail
REDFIN PARROTFISH
(YELLOWTAIL PARROTFISH)
38.
39.
40. Yellowish
Reddish
Blue area tints on tail
crescent
Black blotch behind fin on tail
by fin
41. Terminal phase Initial phase Yellowish
Reddish
Blue area tints on tail
crescent
Black blotch behind fin on tail
by fin
REDTAIL PARROTFISH
42.
43.
44. Three rows of
spots
Bright
yellow
spot
Red belly
and tail
45. Juvenile phase
Terminal phase Three rows of
spots
Bright
yellow
spot
STOPLIGHT PARROTFISH
Red belly
and tail
Initial phase
46.
47.
48. No dark markings
Gold to yellow
on borders of tail
Yellow stripe above fin
smudge
on nose Pink,
The juvenile/ initial phase is very yellow or
similar to the princess parrotfish, orange
they are distinguished by the
dark markings on the tail of the linear
princess parrotfish markings
49. Juvenile/initial phase
Terminal phase
No dark markings
Gold to yellow
on borders of tail
Yellow stripe above fin
smudge
on nose Pink,
The juvenile/ initial phase is very yellow or
similar to the princess parrotfish, orange
they are distinguished by the
dark markings on the tail of the linear
STRIPED PARROTFISH princess parrotfish markings
