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Sources:
https://www.wired.com/2014/08/absurd-creature-of-the-week-parrotfish/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/parrot-fish-poop-makes-beautiful-beaches/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-010-1411-y#page-1
http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/early/2015/04/27/G36623.1.abstract
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/fishes/parrotfish)
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https://www.wired.com/2014/08/absurd-creature-of-the-week-parrotfish/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/parrot-fish-poop-makes-beautiful-beaches/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-010-1411-y#page-1
http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/early/2015/04/27/G36623.1.abstract
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/fishes/parrotfish
