Midnight parrotfish (Scarus coelestinus) is a saltwater species recorded in the United States. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 5–75 m.
Scientific name: Scarus coelestinus · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 77 cm
The midnight parrotfish is a scarid found from rocky coastal reefs to seaward reefs, between 5 and 75 m. It is often seen in schools, feeding with surgeonfishes by scraping algae off rocks or dead coral, and it is marketed fresh and salted. Maximum length is about 77 cm total length, commonly about 50 cm, and it can live 31 years. It is a minor commercial species, a gamefish and a commercial aquarium fish, with a high price category. Fishing vulnerability is high to very high at 67 of 100 and resilience very low. IUCN lists it as data deficient.
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