---
title: "Sixband Parrotfish"
description: "Scarus frenatus — Pesci. Scarus frenatus is a species of parrotfish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sixband-parrotfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sixband Parrotfish

> Scarus frenatus — Pesci. Scarus frenatus is a species of parrotfish.

- Scientific name: *Scarus frenatus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2734
- Wikidata: [Q521071](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521071)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112145](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112145)

## Names

- en: Sixband Parrotfish
- de: Grünbürzel-Papageifisch
- es: Loro de Seis Bandas
- fr: Perroquet à six bandes

## Countries with the most observations

AU (508), EG (223), MV (197), FJ (73), ID (72), CX (49), KE (48), PF (36), NC (26), SA (26), UM (26), SC (23)

## Summary

Scarus frenatus is a species of parrotfish. Common names include bridled parrotfish, sixband or six-banded parrotfish or vermiculate parrotfish.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42659385

## Machine access

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