How to Use parrotfish in a Sentence

parrotfish

noun
  • What a treasure trove of fish, like parrotfish, sergeant major, and trumpet fish.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Orange-and-white clown fish peered from rust-red anemones; neon-green parrotfish nibbled at bubblegum-pink brain coral.
    — Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • And guests snorkel along reefs coated with purple sea fans, roamed by schools of teal parrotfish, eagle rays, and angelfish.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Hundreds of striped angelfish and iridescent parrotfish schooled through the water in rippling clouds, scales flashing.
    — Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
  • Slip beneath the surface to swim past parrotfish, brain coral, and shipwrecks along the Maritime Heritage Trail.
    — Outside, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Here divers can cruise over the top of a wall, mingling with groups of grey, white tip and black tip reef sharks, as well as parrotfish and barracuda at a beginner-friendly 60ft.
    — Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Schools of fish drifted one above the other in a shifting, shimmering mesh, as neon-bright parrotfish, damselfish, and Moorish idols darted by.
    — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • At just below 60 feet, Dickie’s Reef is a haven for barracuda, parrotfish, butterfly fish, crab and lobsters.
    — Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Beneath me, a dozen green bumphead parrotfish darted into view, coral bloomed in seemingly impossible shades of red and blue, and schools of purple fry drifted past, as if inviting me to follow.
    — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Every detail of the interiors reflects the soul of the island, from the famous divi divi tree motif to the color palette inspired by coral reefs and the iconic parrotfish.
    — José Cantillo Ferrer, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Since the Ice Age, elkhorn and staghorn corals off Florida’s southern coast have been stacking their skeletons into elaborate, branching homes for parrotfish, eels and octopuses.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • An exhilarating dive can be had at Champagne Reef in Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve, where the underwater volcanic thermal springs attracts parrotfish, octopus, seahorses and turtles.
    — Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

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