What happens if a parrot fish bites a person?
Expert Answer
A parrot fish bite generally causes no serious harm, because its teeth are not sharp and its force is small, so it may only cause slight skin wear and pain, and in few cases broken skin and bleeding. In addition, the fish carries no major human-threatening pathogens, so viral infection is not a worry.
However, its teeth have some bacteria, so after a bite rinse the wound with clean water and apply iodine to disinfect.
My parrot fish nipped me once and it was just a pinch, a dab of clean water and antiseptic and it was fine. Their teeth aren't sharp and they don't carry scary human pathogens, so panic isn't needed. Rinse well, apply a bit of antibiotic ointment, and cover if it broke the skin. The only real risk is a sloppy wound getting infected, so keep it clean. Not dangerous, just annoying.