Stoplight Parrotfish

Curaçao national team (Curaçao)

Fun fish fact: parrotfish nibble coral, and the bits they leave behind help make Curaçao's white sandy beaches. Football: in 2025 Curaçao became the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup.

Source: AP News

A parrotfish has a beak like a parrot and crunches coral all day, and some of the white sand on the beach came out of parrotfish. Little Curaçao, an island of sandy beaches, made it to the World Cup. This one is busy making a brand-new penalty spot.

On Futbol Island the stoplight parrotfish can be caught at:

• Sharks Beach Point: The east end of Sharks Beach, a long kick from the beach-soccer court. The open sea starts here, so tuna and little sharks swim close in.

Size on the island: 25–50 cm.