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Parrotfish
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Parrotfish

الحريد

al-Hareed

Beginner✓ CommonScaridae

Parrotfish are the vivid green, blue and pink reef grazers named for their beak-like fused teeth. In Egypt they are caught only by day among the coral, where they scrape algae off the reef. Bright, abundant and a familiar sight (and catch) on Red Sea reefs.

Local names · what anglers actually call it

الحريدal-Hareed

parrotfish; caught only in the daytime among the reef

source: saydclub forum

Size

20–70 cm

Depth

1–30 m

Record weight

up to 5 kg

Habitat

Coral reefs, reef flats, lagoons

Best seasons

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Fishing techniques

Bottom fishingFloat fishing

Baits & lures

BreadAlgaeSmall bait among reef

Did you know?

Parrotfish make sand: they grind up coral to eat the algae and excrete the calcium carbonate — a single fish can produce hundreds of kilos of white sand a year.