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title: "Redtail Parrotfish"
description: "Sparisoma chrysopterum — Vissen. Sparisoma chrysopterum (common names: redtail parrotfish, blue parrotfish, kwab, pink kwab, pink parrot, blisterside, and blue black-finned chub) is a species of parrotfish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/redtail-parrotfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Redtail Parrotfish

> Sparisoma chrysopterum — Vissen. Sparisoma chrysopterum (common names: redtail parrotfish, blue parrotfish, kwab, pink kwab, pink parrot, blisterside, and blue black-finned chub) is a species of parrotfish.

- Scientific name: *Sparisoma chrysopterum*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1351
- Wikidata: [Q2340160](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2340160)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49929](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49929)

## Names

- en: Redtail Parrotfish
- de: Rotschwanz-Papageifisch
- es: Loro verde
- fr: Perroquet à queue rouge
- pt: Bodião-vermelho

## Countries with the most observations

US (264), MX (201), HN (79), KY (45), CW (43), BZ (42), CU (40), BS (35), GP (30), PR (26), BL (24), VI (20)

## Summary

Sparisoma chrysopterum (common names: redtail parrotfish, blue parrotfish, kwab, pink kwab, pink parrot, blisterside, and blue black-finned chub) is a species of parrotfish.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: rockybajada · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121338814

## Machine access

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