Stoplight Parrotfish (IMAGE)

Penn State

Stoplight Parrotfish

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A stoplight parrotfish feeding on algae. New research shows that selective fishing of large parrotfish can disrupt the balance between corals and algae in embattled Caribbean reefs.

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Andrew Shantz, Penn State

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