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Watch the Stoplight Parrotfish Change From Green to Red

Image Gallery of the Stoplight Parrotfish, Sparisoma Viride

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Male and female Stoplight Parrotfish, Sparisoma Viride, look so distinct that many divers think they are different species! Most Stoplight Parrotfish begin life as red-colored females and change to green males. Learn how to correctly identify both genders of the Stoplight Parrotfish as we watch it undergo its change.

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