The Roles of

Parrotfish
es
on Coral Reef
Ecosystems
Juan Victor Gamo
Tanya Cecille Valdez
Parrotfishes
(Family Scaridae)
● Functional Group in Reef
Ecosystems
● Coral reef resilience
Parrotfishes
(Family Scaridae)
Characteristics

● Unique Jaw Morphologies

● Feeding Types
● Limited Niche Overlaps
FUN FACT

● Parrotfish feces  White Sand

Ecological functions
● Feeding biomechanics
● Grazing types
○ excavators
○ scrapers
Ecological functions
Algal grazing
○ Control macroalgal density
○ Maintain coral recruitment, fecundity
and growth
Impact of Fishing

● Changes community structure

● Trophic cascade effects
○ Unrestricted macroalgal density
○ Destructive levels of bioerosion