Sparisoma Tuiupiranga
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''Sparisoma tuiupiranga'' is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It has a single midventral scale posterior to the insertion of the pelvic fins. Its distribution extends from 18°S to 27°S in the western Atlantic, off the coast of Brazil. This species is found in shallow areas of tropical rocky reefs. The males establish territories of approximately eight square metres. The juveniles have a strong association with seaweed beds where they occasionally mix with ''
Sparisoma radians ''Sparisoma'' is a genus of parrotfishes native to warmer parts of the Atlantic. FishBase recognizes 15 species in this genus, including ''S. rocha'' described from Trindade Island in 2010 and ''S. choati'' described from the East Atlantic in ...
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Cryptotomus roseus ''Cryptotomus roseus'', the bluelip parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. The bluelip parrotfish typically inhabits seagrass bed ...
''. It grazes on a wide variety of algae growing on rocks and so ingests a large amount of sediment. It can be adaptable in its feeding habits and is frequently seen feeding over '' Sargassum''.


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tuiupiranga Sparisoma Taxa named by João Luiz Rosetti Gasparini Taxa named by Christophe Joyeaux Taxa named by Sergio R. Floeter Fish described in 2003 {{Ray-finned fish-stub