Disturbing footage shows the deceased pet sizzling in hot oil after being scaled and prepped for cooking in Zhongshan, China, on December 15. The Blood Parrot Cichlid fish, which the owner had ...

Most parrot fish are sold whole and un-gutted. They require trimming, scaling and gutting; larger fish can be filleted and pin-boned for cooking. The skin, once scaled, doesn’t need to be removed.

For example, in the mid-1980s, fishermen caught many parrot fish near Cook Island. The parrot fish are an integral part of the coral reef ecosystem because they eat the excess algae, which allows ...