parrotfish
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Carsen BerryCarsen Berry
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Adult
Squared-off head
Juvenile/Initial Phase
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Yellow wash on snout extending back to foredorsal fin
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Bright blue markings on head
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Initial phase
Bluish pectoral fin base
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adultYellow-gold to red iris
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adult
Lower half of body striped
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Juvenile
Borders of tail dark
No dark marking on borders of tail
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Initial
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AdultBorders of tail yellow to orange or pink
Yellow or orangish stripe down midbody,fading toward rear
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adult
Light bar on pectoral finDramatic blue to green marking around mouth
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Initial phase
Broad, white stripe, with diffuse edges , down midbody
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Adult
Orange-brown head
Bright green rear body
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Initial phase
Squared tail
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adultSmall yellow blotch with 2 or more small black spots on upper forebody
Usually salmon to orange oryellow band of mouth to below eye
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initialWhite spot behind dorsal fin
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terminal
Basal two-thirds of pectoral fin dusky with black blotch at base
Central tail yellow to white with pale translucent to transparent margin
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initial
Base of tail and tail pale to bright yellow
Ventral and butt fins red
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Pectoral fins clear with black blotch at base
Turquoise to blue area behind pectoral fun and belly
Reddish crescent on margin of tail
adult
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initial
Yellowish tints on tail
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Red belly & tail
Initial Phase
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Bright yellow spot at upper corner of gill cover
Yellow area at base of tail
Salmon to yellow crescent on tail
Adult
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3 rows of widely spaced whiteSpots run length of body
Juvenile
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Juvenile
No dark marking on borders of
tail.
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adult
Gold to yellow spot or stripe above and behind pectoral fin
Dark blue or green tail has pink, yellow or orangish linear markings between borders