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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scaridae Parrotfishes
Subfamily: Scarinae
Genus: Chlorurus

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Chlorurus atrilunula (Randall & Bruce, 1983)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus atrilunula
[Bluemoon parrotfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Chlorurus bleekeri
[Bleeker's parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chlorurus bowersi (Snyder, 1909)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus bowersi
[Bower's parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chlorurus capistratoides (Bleeker, 1847)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus capistratoides
[Indian parrotfish]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by FAO
 
Chlorurus cyanescens
[Blue humphead parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus enneacanthus
[Captain parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus frontalis
[Pacific slopehead parrotfish]

Photo by Moldzio, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Chlorurus genazonatus (Randall & Bruce, 1983)

Photo by Moldzio, S.
 
Chlorurus genazonatus
[Sinai parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Chlorurus gibbus (Rüppell, 1829)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus gibbus
[Heavybeak parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus japanensis
[Palecheek parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker, 1854)

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Chlorurus microrhinos
[Steephead parrots]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Chlorurus oedema (Snyder, 1909)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Chlorurus oedema
[Knothead parrotfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 60.9 cm SL
Chlorurus perspicillatus (Steindachner, 1879)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Chlorurus perspicillatus
[Spectacled parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44.2 cm SL
Chlorurus rhakoura Randall & Anderson, 1997

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus rhakoura
[Raggedfin parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus sordidus
[Daisy parrotfish]

Photo by Kittel, S.W.

Western Central Pacific.

Chlorurus spilurus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Kittel, S.W.
 
Chlorurus spilurus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus strongylocephalus
[Steephead parrotfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 34.6 cm TL
Chlorurus troschelii (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chlorurus troschelii
[Troschel's parrotfish]
18 Species of Family Scaridae with Genus Chlorurus
(Parrotfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1983 Chlorurus atrilunula Bluemoon parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 30 TL
1940 Chlorurus bleekeri Bleeker's parrotfish Indo-Pacific 49 TL
1909 Chlorurus bowersi Bower's parrotfish Western Pacific 40 TL
1847 Chlorurus capistratoides Indian parrotfish Indian Ocean 40 TL
1840 Chlorurus cyanescens Blue humphead parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 50 TL
1802 Chlorurus enneacanthus Captain parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 50 TL
1840 Chlorurus frontalis Pacific slopehead parrotfish Pacific Ocean 50 TL
1983 Chlorurus genazonatus Sinai parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 31 TL
1829 Chlorurus gibbus Heavybeak parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 70 TL
1789 Chlorurus japanensis Palecheek parrotfish Pacific Ocean 31 TL
1854 Chlorurus microrhinos Steephead parrots Pacific Ocean 70 TL
1909 Chlorurus oedema Knothead parrotfish Indo-West Pacific 42 TL
1879 Chlorurus perspicillatus Spectacled parrotfish Eastern Central Pacific 60.9 SL
1997 Chlorurus rhakoura Raggedfin parrotfish Eastern Indian Ocean 44.2 SL
1775 Chlorurus sordidus Daisy parrotfish Indo-Pacific 40 TL
1840 Chlorurus spilurus Western Central Pacific.
1855 Chlorurus strongylocephalus Steephead parrotfish Indian Ocean 70 TL
1853 Chlorurus troschelii Troschel's parrotfish Indo-West Pacific 34.6 TL



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