FILE - A Bumphead parrotfish swims above corals on Moore Reef in Gunggandji Sea Country off the coast of Queensland in eastern Australia on Nov. 13, 2022. The Australian government on Tuesday, Aug. 1, ...

FILE - A Bumphead parrotfish swims above corals on Moore Reef in Gunggandji Sea Country off the coast of Queensland in eastern Australia on Nov. 13, 2022. The Australian government on Tuesday, Aug ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – The bumphead parrotfish may be headed for threatened status under the Endangered Species Act according to a 90-day finding by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The agency has ...

Bumphead parrotfish divot bites on coral (Hydnophora microconos) are not insignificant. The calipers are extended to 6.8 cm (2.7 inches).

image: The world's largest parrotfish, the bumphead (Bolbometopon muricatum) is often more than 4 feet long and can weigh in at more than 100 pounds. view more Credit: Klaus Stiefel. In the high ...

Bumphead parrotfish, unlike their fellow corallivorous cousins, dine almost exclusively on coral polyps and their calcium carbonate skeletons. Live coral (with polyps) ...