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Genus Chlorurus: Sixteen species.
| Chlorurus gibbus (Ruppell 1829), the Heavybeak
Parrotfish, aka Steepheaded Parrotfish... a species complex currently
comprising C. gibbus in the Red Sea, C. strongylocephalus in the
Indian Ocean and C. microrhinos in the west-central Pacific... needs
taxonomic review. To twenty eight inches in length. Below: juvenile,
initial and terminal phases in the Red Sea. |
| Chlorurus microrhinos Bleeker 1854, the Steepheaded
Parrotfish. These off Pulau Redang, Malaysia and Heron Island, GBR, and
Fiji. To twenty eight inches in length. Pacific Ocean; Australia,
Micronesia, Japan. |
| Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskal 1775), the Daisy
Parrotfish. Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to Hawai'i. Mainly feeds on benthic
algae. To sixteen inches overall length. A juvenile and initial phase (female) at
right from Pulau Redang, Malaysia. Below, first row are images from Hawai'i the
second row, first two pix are from the Cook Islands and last one from Malaysia... of terminal males. A highly variably colored
species for sure. |
 
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