---
title: "Princess Parrotfish"
description: "Scarus taeniopterus — Pesci. The princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/princess-parrotfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Princess Parrotfish

> Scarus taeniopterus — Pesci. The princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae.

- Scientific name: *Scarus taeniopterus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1546
- Wikidata: [Q2439492](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2439492)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112166](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112166)

## Names

- en: Princess Parrotfish
- de: Prinzessin-Papageifisch
- es: Loro alargado
- fr: Perroquet princesse

## Countries with the most observations

CW (134), MX (121), KY (85), US (71), TT (57), GP (47), VI (47), HN (45), MQ (28), CU (26), BZ (25), BM (23)

## Summary

The princess parrotfish (Scarus taeniopterus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish, in the family Scaridae. It is typically 20 to 25 centimetres (7.9 to 9.8 in) long, found in the Caribbean, South Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Its behavior, similar to other parrotfishes, is to swim about the reef and sandy patches during the day, at depths between 3 and 25 metres (9.8 and 82.0 ft), scraping algae on which it feeds.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/260992534

## Machine access

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