Azure parrotfish (Scarus compressus)

General data
- Main name: Azure parrotfish
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: North America
- Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Classification
- Genus: Scarus - Scarus
- Family: Scaridae - Parrotfishes
- Order: Labriformes - Wrasses
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands. Max length : 68.cm TL; common length : 35 cm TL Found in rocky, boulder strewn reefs and slopes. Commonly occurs in reefs with reef building stony corals. Feeds by scraping algae from rocks and corals. Uncommon species. Only caught occasionally.