Facts: The Humphead Parrotfish

Quick facts about one of the largest coral reef fish. The humphead parrotfish (bumphead parrotfish, green humphead parrotfish, giant humphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, bison fish). Humphead parrotfish facts!
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Those big buffy heads lol.

[@mychannel9403]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@Heavy-P]

INFORMATIVE!

[@keatonblackman472]

Polly Want a Coral Squawk Whistle Pretty Fish Pretty Fish!

[@joejoemojoejoe3160]

I just wanna brush it's teeth

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😂😂😂

[@YehoshuaChicagoCubs]

😂😂😂

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I was thinking the same they need a good brush

[@Spacekid_Productions]

Who else would love to explore the seas when I’m older I’m working on being one and I make many videos on it too

[@Spacekid_Productions]

:D

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Also your videos r amazing

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Me!!

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My little friend:thay lok scwey to me im scwed
Me:true im scared a little bit

[@Deman3]

Big Brain

[@RonitAwesome]

cool! but when will the lookdown fish drop?

[@DeepMarineScenes]

Probably next week

[@RonitAwesome]

@@DeepMarineScenes ok

[@carinam36]

Theyre like the british and used to have an empire but are small they also have busted teeth they are british fish

[@johnnyesleo]

If this fish is endangered and protected it will be 100% guaranteed that spearfishermens won't shoot them, they are highly selective too.

[@brodiebiology560]

I want to brush their teeth

[@juliepiche3983]

Try and learn facts about prehistoric fish.

[@JaredReabow]

The content was very interesting but the narrator sounded like they hate their life

[@Ballu12345]

Just fish them to extinction they eating too much corals