Biology:Sparisoma rocha

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Short description: Species of fish

Sparisoma rocha
Sparisoma rocha.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Sparisoma
Species:
S. rocha
Binomial name
Sparisoma rocha
Pinheiro, Gasparini & I. Sazima, 2010

Sparisoma rocha or Trindade parrotfish is a species of parrotfish endemic to the islands of Trindade and Martin Vaz in southeastern Brazil .[1] The species can be distinguished from its congeners easily by its coloration. S. rocha is a herbivore, grazing on algae that grows on rocks or coralline substrate.[2]

Etymology

It was named after Luiz A. Rocha to honor his contributions to ichthyology.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6409392 entry