Sparisoma atomarium Breeding Information

Species:	Sparisoma atomarium

Class:	D
Synonyms:	Scarus atomarius
Environment:	Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 55 m (Ref. 9710 )
Size/Weight/Age:	Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340 )
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and Bahamas to northern South America.
Description:	Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. Initial phase olive-brown, finely mottled with pale pink, with whitish stripes (most evident on ventral half of body); one changeable color phase with a broad dark stripe from snout, enclosing eye, and passing along upper side; terminal males with a broad band of olive or red on upper side, finely flecked with other colors, the ventral half with iridescent light blue-green and wavy orange stripes; a bright green blotch as large as eye on shoulder region behind upper end of gill opening, sometimes containing one or two deep blue spots (Ref. 13442 ).
Biology:	Inhabits deep rocky and coral reefs with steep walls (Ref. 9710 ). Generally seen in seagrass beds or on reefs with thick algal cover (Ref. 13442 ). A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367 ).
Data Sheet:	www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3675
WoRMS:	http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Sparisoma atomarium
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