What is the difference between parrot fish and red manta fish?

1. Different characteristics

1. Red manta ray: a large cichlid with a strong body, thick sides and flat shape, about 25 cm, and the larger ones can be up to 30 cm long. The whole body is orange or red. Bright red, the male's forehead has a hemispherical protrusion, which is higher than the top of the skull and is the commanding height of the body. The female's forehead is only slightly raised. The male's dorsal and anal fins have elongated trailing fin rays.

2. Parrot fish: The body of parrot fish is oblong and very flat on the sides. The head is short and high, with a sharp ridge on the back. The mouth is large, forward, and can be extended. The jaw teeth are 1 row, cone-shaped, and there are often 1 to several rows of small teeth on the inner side. There are 1 pair of large canine teeth on each front end, and the corners of the mouth are No canine teeth.

Second, different habits

1. Red devil fish: not only has the territorial attributes of cichlids, but also has strong aggressive behavior, attacking all creatures that can be seen in the fish tank. .

2. Parrot fish: The juvenile fish imitates seaweed debris floating with the current. When frightened, it will hide in the sand and sleep in the sand at night. It is carnivorous and feeds on small benthic animals.

Three, different distributions

1. Red manta ray: Nicaragua, Costa Nica and other places in Central America.

2. Parrot fish: populations are mainly distributed in the Western Pacific, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Indonesia and the Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and Loyalty Island to the Great Barrier Reef , Rovelli Shoal in the East Indian Ocean, Similan Islands and Christmas Island in the Andaman Sea, the West Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and other places.

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