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Bumphead Parrotfish

Bumphead parrotfish are one of the largest coral reef fishes
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Fun Facts

Diet
They feed on corals and sponges and excrete undigested calcium carbonate as white sand!
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Appearance
What looks like a parrot’s beak is really their fused teeth.
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Did you know?
A single adult bumphead parrotfish can produce up to 450 kilogrammes of sand per year!
Diet
They feed on corals and sponges and excrete undigested calcium carbonate as white sand!
Icon-DI-80x80-appearance
Appearance
What looks like a parrot’s beak is really their fused teeth.

About the Bumphead Parrotfish

    Size
    Bumphead parrotfish are one of the largest coral reef fishes, and can grow up to 1.3 metres in length.
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