Parrotfish of the Great Barrier Reef

Rainbows under the Sea

Michelle Brayshaw

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CRC Press
30 April 2025

Marine biology; Fishes (ichthyology); Coral reefs; Biodiversity; Sea life & the seashore

The array of colours found on the Scarini tribe (family: Labridae), commonly known as the Parrotfish, is truly astounding and is showcased to breathtaking effect in this book. Photographer and artist Michelle Brayshaw reveals the array of colour changes which these fish display through ontological (slow) and physiological (fast) processes. The obvious differences occur in the three phases of their lives, but it is the subtle changes in colour that can be the most bizarre, occurring while feeding, mating, courting, cleaning, camouflaging themselves to their backgrounds or the fish around them, experiencing mood swings, fighting, playing and, most excitingly of all, when they are transitioning from female to male. This feat is not unique to the Parrotfish, but no other animals do it with such glamour and colour.

Through hundreds of hours of observational research, this book highlights the light play and physiological and ontological colour changes of the Scarini found on the Great Barrier Reef in stunning photographic accuracy. It also includes comprehensive information about why Parrotfish are so important for the health and resilience of the reef,f instilling in the reader a deeper sense of the treasures found there and reminding us of the interconnected nature of our existence.

By: Michelle Brayshaw
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 840g
ISBN: 9781032964287
ISBN 10: 1032964286
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 30 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Bolbometopon muricatum: Bumphead parrotfish 2. Calatomus carolina: Stareye parrotfish 3. Cetoscarus ocellatus: Two-colour parrotfish 4. Chlorurus bleekeri: Bleekers parrotfish 5. Chlorurus japanesis: Japanese parrotfish 6. Chlorurus microrhinos: Steephead parrotfish 7. Chlorurus spilurus: Bullethead parrotfish 8. Hipposcarus longiceps: Pacific longnose parrotfish 9. Scarus altipinnis: Filament-finned parrotfish 10. Scarus chameleon: Chameleon parrotfish 11. Scarus dimidiatus: Blue-bridled parrotfish 12. Scarus flavipectoralis: Yellowfin parrotfish 13. Scarus frenatus: Bridled parrotfish 14. Scarus ghobban: Blue-bar parrotfish 15. Scarus globiceps: Globehead parrotfish 16. Scarus niger: Swarthy parrotfish 17. Scarus oviceps: Dark-cap parrotfish 18. Scarus psittacus: Palenose parrotfish 19. Scarus quoyi: Quoy’s parrotfish 20. Scarus rivulatus: Surf parrotfish 21. Scarus rubroviolaceus: Ember parrotfish 22. Scarus schlegeli: Schlegels parrotfish 23. Scarus spinus: Yellowhead parrotfishPlatesFurther reading (references)

Michelle is presently completing a hybrid Science/Visual Art, Masters of Research, at Central Queensland University. She has been an educator for 34 years and a secondary Visual Art teacher for 28 years, in Queensland, Australia. Michelle holds Post Graduate qualifications in Creative Arts and has numerous qualifications in Arts Disciplines. She has participated in various exhibitions and sold her work in outlets throughout Queensland. In 2015, Michelle published her first photographic underwater book with New Holland Publishers. She says of her latest work: “I have developed a deep love and passion for our beautiful region and consider myself blessed that I live with The Great Barrier Reef at my doorstep. My work creates that magical and ephemeral moment in time which is intended to bring with it, memories and associated smells, sounds and feelings giving the audience insight and prompting reaction for the survival of one of our most beautiful environments and what I believe are the most important and beautiful of all its inhabitants, the Scarini tribe.”

Reviews for Parrotfish of the Great Barrier Reef: Rainbows under the Sea

Blending colour, images, paintings, and a love of the sea through the eyes and behaviour of her beloved parrotfish, Michelle brings a different style to the academic books we carry on board our vessel as reference material. What is different is that you feel the pulse of the emotion between the writer and her subject, the extraordinary Parrotfish. Congratulations, Michelle, in absolutely showcasing one of our most awesome underwater creatures. Alan Wallish, Founder, Passions of Paradise, Reef Operator, Cairns, Australia We absolutely love this book. It's great to see this extraordinary animal bought to the pages of a comprehensive guide. Andy Ridley, CEO, Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef. The readers of this unique book will experience how colour appears and what colours do appear. The energy of colour produced from the chromatophores in the skins of the Parrotfish will evoke both feelings of pleasure and wonderment. Nature displayed in this way has a transforming effect on our being, bringing our imaginations and sensibilities into a world shielded by water, often hidden and forgotten. Dr. Sharyn A Schubert, Educator and Researcher, edD;, B.A.(Hons)., B.Ed.,. Grad.Dip.Theo. Ed., Dip.T.