A Parrotfish with Scuba Divers in Cozumel, Mexico

Isla de (Island of ) Cozumel Mexico

Cruceros y buceadores que visitan Cozumel mantienen la economia de la isla y su desarrollo economica.

Cruise ships and divers visiting Cozumel help boost the island’s wealth and economic development.

Photo by Luis Gomez C.
Shown is a NCL (Norwegian Cruise Line) ship and a parrotfish.
2014

Juvenile Bluehead Wrase - Fish from the Caribbean

Juvenile Bluehead Wrase - Thalassoma bifasciatum
Size: 4-5 inches, maximum 6 inches.  Depth: 6-80 feet.
Wrasse are closely related to parrotfish and are prolific reef inhabitants.  Yellows, greens and blues are the predominant colors.  All have noticeable front teeth giving them the "bucktoothed profile". By day Wrasse swim around coral heads, at night several species bury themselves in the sand.

recipe on the back of the postcard:
Oyster Cocktail
24 oysters, removed from shell - 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice - 1 tomato ketchup - 1 tsp. fresh coriander, crushed - dash salt - dash freshly ground pepper - 1/4 c. water - 1/4 tsp. hot pepper, crushed - - Mix all ingredients together except oysters.  Let stand for 1 hour.  Divide oysters between 2 glasses.  Fill with the sauce and serve.

unused

From a set of 12 postcards called:
Cruising the Caribbean (each card also has a recipe on the back)

inside the folder holding the card it reads:

Pristine beaches, tranquil shady palm trees, tropical warm breezes and a laid-back lifestyle make the islands of the Caribbean relaxing, enchanting, enticing, entertaining, and inviting.  Thousands of visitors arrive to one or more of the many Caribbean islands each year to find their perfect sun-kissed vacation destination is the one they will never forget.
The Caribbean has it all!!

Photos 2005: Werner J. Bertsch

Stoplight Parrotfish from the Florida Keys

Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) - Fused teeth, resembling beaks, and brilliant colors give the parrotfish its name.  The beaks are used to scrape algae and coral polyps from the coral heads, and in so doing they ingest limestone from the reef and excrete the residue as sand.

Photo by Stephen Frink

unused, bought in 2010

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The Stoplight parrotfish is a sex-changing fish inhabiting coral reefs in Florida, Bahamas, the Caribbean, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and Brazil. Its typical length is between 30 and 45 cm, but it can reach 60 cm at times.

The colors of the Stoplight parrotfish in the initial phase, when it could be either a male or a female, are dramatically different from those in the terminal phase, when it's definitely a male.
The common name, stoplight, comes from the marked yellow spot near the pectoral fin, which is clearly visible only in specimens in the terminal phase.

Their pharyngeal teeth grind up coral rock that the fish ingests during feeding. After they digest they excrete the rock as sand helping to create small islands and the sandy beaches of the Caribbean. One parrotfish can produce 90 kg of sand each year.

Stoplight Parrotfish from the Florida Keys

Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisome viride) - With their bright colors and a beak shaped like that of a parrot's, "parrotfish" is the obvious name for this common Keys' reef dweller.

Photo by Stephen Frink
2010

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The Stoplight parrotfish is a sex-changing fish inhabiting coral reefs in Florida, Bahamas, the Caribbean, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and Brazil. Its typical length is between 30 and 45 cm, but it can reach 60 cm at times.

The colors of the Stoplight parrotfish in the initial phase, when it could be either a male or a female, are dramatically different from those in the terminal phase, when it's definitely a male.
The common name, stoplight, comes from the marked yellow spot near the pectoral fin, which is clearly visible only in specimens in the terminal phase.

Their pharyngeal teeth grind up coral rock that the fish ingests during feeding. After they digest they excrete the rock as sand helping to create small islands and the sandy beaches of the Caribbean. One parrotfish can produce 90 kg of sand each year.