108K views · 816 reactions | Love coral reefs? Here are some fun facts about the fish that live in them: #AyanaElizabethJohnson #Parrotfish #CoralReef | TED | Facebook

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

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

Bumphead Parrotfish 🐟 They SMASH Coral for Survival! | 1 Minute Animals These fish use their massive heads like wrecking balls. Breaking coral to get to hidden food inside. A surprising strategy that shapes the reef. #bumpheadparrotfish #wildlife #nature #animalfacts | 1 Minute Animals