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Title: Spanwing Redtail Parrotfish. Cayman Islands.
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An aggregation of redtail parrotfish (Sparisoma chrysopterum) gathered for spawning in late afternoon at the edge of the reef. A female parrotfish has shot out from the group and spawned with a group of males, whose sperm is clearly visible. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
- Bony Fishes: Osteichthyes
- British West Indies
- Caribbean Sea
- Cayman Islands
- eggs
- Fishes
- Grand Cayman
- Marine Life
- Parrotfishes: Scaridae
- redtail parrotfish: Sparisoma chrysopterum
- reproduction
- sex
- spawning
- tropical
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