The peculiar habits of parrotfish 🐠 After a long day chomping through rocks and corals for tasty algae, parrotfish have a unique way of settling in at night. Each evening, they craft a ‘sleeping bag’, or cocoon, made from mucus. 🫧 It not only keeps them safe from ‘bed bugs’ like parasites that can attach to a sleeping fish, but it may also mask their smell from night-time predators like moray eels and sharks. Check the link for more fascinating facts about these unique fish: https://www.barrie

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Nothing beats a great smile 😁 Those distinctive smiles are actually fused teeth that form a very strong parrot like beak, allowing Parrotfish to chomp away at corals all day long in their quest to eat the algae covering it. If a parrotfish smile doesn't put a smile on your face, we don't know what will. 🎥 www.instagram.com/tomsunderwaterphotography | Master Reef Guides

Parrotfish ASMR, reef edition. Parrotfish can often gather in big schools, safety in numbers. But this is a large, colourful and very loud parrotfish parade. That loud scraping is them feeding on the algae which covers coral and even that Giant Clam. This was quite a sight (and sound) that was recently filmed at Mackay Reef with @oceansafaricapetrib #greatbarrierreef #parrotfish #nature #wildlife #asmr | Master Reef Guides

Parrotfish don’t eat quietly, those coral scraping sounds travel far underwater. So, next time you’re snorkelling or diving and hear this sound, you’ll know who made it. Filmed with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Master Reef Guide Regional Masterclass with Reef Magic at Moore Reef. | Master Reef Guides