Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Parrotfish have an unusual set of bones in the back of their mouths - an extra set of teeth. These teeth are specifically used to grind up coral skeletons. The ground up skeletons turn into sand, which the parrotfish release into the ocean. Around 80% of the sand found on tropical beaches comes from parrotfish. This video answers the following questions:
Where does sand come from?
Do parrotfish make sand?
How do parrotfish make sand?
Is sand parrotfish poop?
Do parrotfish poop out sand?
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Parrotfish have an unusual set of bones in the back of their mouths - an extra set of teeth. These teeth are specifically used to grind up coral skeletons. The ground up skeletons turn into sand, which the parrotfish release into the ocean. Around 80% of the sand found on tropical beaches comes from parrotfish. This video answers the following questions:
Where does sand come from?
Do parrotfish make sand?
How do parrotfish make sand?
Is sand parrotfish poop?
Do parrotfish poop out sand?
#shorts
Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCSz8X-JAmenxLH-uXlgVaCg/join
