Parrotfish Sleep Inside Mucus Bubbles

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Parrotfish Sleep Inside Mucus Bubbles

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@verdantsquare because #ParrotFish eat dead coral, removing algae and enshuring new coral polyps can grow on the surface.
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Parrotfish have an unusual set of bones in the back of their mouths - a second set of teeth. These teeth are used to grind up coral. The resulting ground up coral is released as ,,,,🤔

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Parrotfish of the Great Barrier Reef

Michelle Brayshaw's artwork showing the differing body colours of twenty-two initial and terminal Parrotfish species on the Great Barrier Reef. The colour differences between the terminal males (top photo) and the initial phase (bottom photo) can be clearly seen.

Source: Parrotfish of the Great Barrier Reef. Rainbows under the Sea by Michelle Brayshaw, 2025

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