Luiz Rocha, PhD, is the Curator and Follett Chair of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences. The Department of Ichthyology is home to one of the largest and most important collections of fishes in the world, and is designated as one of eight International Centers for Ichthyology in North America.

The amazing parrotfish is the subject of this webinar. These fish are found in coral reefs, rocky coasts, and seagrass beds, and can play a significant role in bioerosion; the breakdown of hard ocean substrates.