Source: FAO 2002.
| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Scaridae | Scarus taeniopterus | Desmarest | 1831 | Princess Parrotfish |
All Scarus Species: Teeth fused to form beak-like plates, either with teeth visible on the margin or without individual teeth visible. Body depth contained 2.5-3 times in standard length. Jaws with overbite (front edge of lower jaw inside upper jaw when mouth is closed). Median predorsal scales 6 or 7.
Unique Characteristics: Usually 7 scales in uppermost series below eye. Initial phase pale with 2 dark lateral stripes that extend forward to meet on snout. Large males with blue band running from gill cover under eye and onto upper lip.
Similar Species: Striped Parrotfish, Scarus iseri. Usually 6 scales in the uppermost series below eye. Initial phase pale with 2 dark lateral stripes that end near or behind eye. Large males with blue band running from gill cover under eye and onto lower lip.
Source: FAO 2002.