---
title: "Rainbow Parrotfish"
description: "Scarus guacamaia — Fish. The rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) is a species of fish in the family Scaridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rainbow-parrotfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rainbow Parrotfish

> Scarus guacamaia — Fish. The rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) is a species of fish in the family Scaridae.

- Scientific name: *Scarus guacamaia*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2026
- Wikidata: [Q2582147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2582147)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112148](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112148)

## Names

- en: Rainbow Parrotfish
- de: Regenbogen-Papageifisch
- es: Loro guacamayo
- fr: Poisson-perroquet arc-en-ciel

## Countries with the most observations

US (1038), BM (139), MX (118), KY (44), HN (41), AW (30), PA (28), BS (24), BZ (17), CW (15), VI (8), CO (7)

## Summary

The rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) is a species of fish in the family Scaridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_parrotfish

## Photo

![Rainbow Parrotfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rainbow-parrotfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel Estabrooks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270628913

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rainbow-parrotfish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).