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Redfin parrot

Sparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes, 1840)

Status not recordedbony fish

The redfin parrot (Sparisoma rubripinne) is a species in the family Labridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the redfin parrot

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the redfin parrot live?

Not recorded

Is the redfin parrot endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the redfin parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusSparisoma
  7. SpeciesSparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes, 1840)

Synonyms Sacrus brachyvarius, Scarus brachyvarius, Scarus circumnotatus, Scarus emarginatus, Scarus rubripinnis, Scarus truncatus, Sparisoma pachycephalum, Sparisoma rhomaleum, Sparisoma rubripinnis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Redfin parrotfishEnglish
  • Roughscale KwobEnglish
  • Roughscale parrotEnglish
  • Yellowtail parrotEnglish
  • Yellowtail parrotfishEnglish
  • Peix lloro tropicalCatalan
  • 紅鰭鸚鯛Chinese
  • ploskozubec žlutoocasýCzech
  • Gelbschwanz-PapageifischGerman
  • JabónSpanish
  • Perroquet à queue jauneFrench
  • Pesce pappagallo coda giallaItalian
  • BatataPortuguese
  • 红鳍鹦鲷Chinese
  • Loro AietirojoSpanish
  • loro aletirojoSpanish
  • Loro BastoSpanish
  • Loro cola amarillaSpanish
  • loro coliamarillaSpanish
  • loro coliamarilloSpanish
  • Loro PardoSpanish
  • Perroquet bastoFrench
  • Pesce pappagallo pinne rosseItalian
  • Bidião-boca-curtaPortuguese
  • Budião-batataPortuguese
  • Budião-papagaioPortuguese
  • Budião-verdePortuguese
  • Budião-vermelhoPortuguese
  • GudiãoPortuguese
  • Papagaio Rabo AmareloPortuguese
  • Papagaio-rabo-amareloPortuguese
  • Peixe-papagaioPortuguese
  • Peixe-papagaio-de-cauda-amarelaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the redfin parrot

Other species in the same genus Sparisoma.

Parrotfish

Sparisoma cretense

LabridaeNo free photo yet

Moontail

Sparisoma viride

LabridaeNo free photo yet

Gutong

Sparisoma aurofrenatum

LabridaeNo free photo yet

Kwab

Sparisoma chrysopterum

LabridaeNo free photo yet

CompareRedfin parrot vs ParrotfishRedfin parrot vs MoontailRedfin parrot vs GutongRedfin parrot vs Tuiupiranga parrotfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the redfin parrot?

The redfin parrot (Sparisoma rubripinne) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Redfin parrot (Sparisoma rubripinne). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/redfin-parrot

MLA

“Redfin parrot (Sparisoma rubripinne).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/redfin-parrot.

BibTeX
@misc{redfin_parrot_2026,
  title = {Redfin parrot (Sparisoma rubripinne)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/redfin-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}