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Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)
Blue-barred parrotfish
(Scarus ghobban)
Blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus)
Blue parrotfish
(Scarus coeruleus)
Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)
Bumphead parrotfish
(Bolbometopon muricatum)
Ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus)
Ember parrotfish
(Scarus rubroviolaceus)
European parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)
European parrotfish
(Sparisoma cretense)
Midnight parrotfish (Scarus coelestinus)
Midnight parrotfish
(Scarus coelestinus)
Princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus)
Princess parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
Queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula)
Queen parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
Redband parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
Redband parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
Rusty parrotfish (Scarus ferrugineus)
Rusty parrotfish
(Scarus ferrugineus)
Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride)
Stoplight parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
Swarthy Parrotfish (Scarus niger)
Swarthy Parrotfish
(Scarus niger)

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