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title: "Redband Parrotfish"
description: "Sparisoma aurofrenatum — Fish. Sparisoma aurofrenatum (common names: redband parrotfish, gutong, rainbow parrot, black parrot, and blisterside) is a species of parrotfish native to the Caribbean Sea and Western Atlantic Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/redband-parrotfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Redband Parrotfish

> Sparisoma aurofrenatum — Fish. Sparisoma aurofrenatum (common names: redband parrotfish, gutong, rainbow parrot, black parrot, and blisterside) is a species of parrotfish native to the Caribbean Sea and Western Atlantic Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Sparisoma aurofrenatum*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 3191
- Wikidata: [Q3752243](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3752243)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112858](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112858)

## Names

- en: Redband Parrotfish
- de: Rotbinden-Papageifisch
- es: Loro manchado
- fr: Perroquet à bride

## Countries with the most observations

US (398), MX (377), HN (187), BZ (131), VI (121), CW (116), KY (109), BS (85), GP (85), MQ (85), PR (76), CU (73)

## Summary

Sparisoma aurofrenatum (common names: redband parrotfish, gutong, rainbow parrot, black parrot, and blisterside) is a species of parrotfish native to the Caribbean Sea and Western Atlantic Ocean.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108104049

## Machine access

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