Parrotfish bite and scrape algae off of rocks and dead corals with their parrot-like beaks; grind the inedible calcium carbonate (reef material made mostly of coral skeletons) which is excreted as sand back onto the reef.
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Excreted
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10 entriesbile excretiondefecationdrug excretionexcreted enzymesexcreted metabolitesexcreted organic acidsexcreted toxinsmetabolite excretionuric acid excretionurination
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11 entriesexcrete toxinsexcrete urineexcrete wasteexcreted drugexcreted fractionexcreted metabolitesexcreted proteinsexcreted toxinsexcreted wasterenal excretionurine excretion
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