#2194 · 🐟 fish

European Parrotfish

🇳🇱 Papegaaivis ·Sparisoma cretense

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in Europe, not in NL

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The Mediterranean parrotfish ( Sparisoma cretense ) is a species of parrotfish found at depths up to 50 m (160 ft) along rocky shores of the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic, from Portugal south to Senegal. Although some populations have been affected by fishing pressure, it is quite common locally, for example at the Azores, where its behavior has been studied in detail.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,051iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,051 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).