This exhibit features a spotted parrotfish that uses its large, sharp teeth to eat coral. They feed on the algae that lives in the coral’s tissues and digest the calcium carbonate skeleton into the fine, white sand we find on tropical beaches. Through this process, parrotfish and other animals that eat coral help control coral growth.

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