Chlorurus bleekeri

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Chlorurus bleekeri
Bleeker’s parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri (7569623234).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Chlorurus
Species:
C. bleekeri
Binomial name
Chlorurus bleekeri
Synonyms[2]
  • Callyodon bleekeri de Beaufort, 1940
  • Scarus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)

Chlorurus bleekeri, known commonly as Bleeker's parrotfish , is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.

Bleeker's parrotfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region.[3] It feeds on filamentous algae. It is a medium-sized fish and can reach a maximum size of 49 cm length.[2] Males are more colorful than females.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Choat, J.H.; Carpenter, K.E.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R.; Russell, B.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Chlorurus bleekeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190744A17787664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190744A17787664.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Chlorurus bleekeri" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Bleeker's Parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort 1940)". Encyclopedia of Life. National Musum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Bleeker's Parrotfish (Chlorurus bleekeri)". whatsthatfish.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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