Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
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)

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Chlorurus atrilunula
[Bluemoon parrotfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

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

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Chlorurus bleekeri
[Bleeker's parrotfish]

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

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Chlorurus bowersi
[Bower's parrotfish]

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

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Chlorurus capistratoides
[Indian parrotfish]

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

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Chlorurus cyanescens
[Blue humphead parrotfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

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Chlorurus enneacanthus
[Captain parrotfish]

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

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Chlorurus frontalis
[Pacific slopehead parrotfish]

Photo by Moldzio, S.

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

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Chlorurus genazonatus
[Sinai parrotfish]

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

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Chlorurus gibbus
[Heavybeak parrotfish]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 56.2 cm FL
Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)

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Chlorurus japanensis
[Palecheek parrotfish]

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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)

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Chlorurus oedema
[Knothead parrotfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

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

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Chlorurus perspicillatus
[Spectacled parrotfish]

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

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Chlorurus rhakoura
[Raggedfin parrotfish]

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Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)

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Chlorurus sordidus
[Daisy parrotfish]

Photo by Kittel, S.W.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 48.6 cm FL
Chlorurus spilurus (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Chlorurus spilurus
[Pacific bullethead parrotfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

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Chlorurus strongylocephalus
[Steephead parrotfish]

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

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Chlorurus troschelii
[Troschel's parrotfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chlorurus atrilunula Bluemoon parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1983
Chlorurus bleekeri Bleeker's parrotfish Indo-Pacific 49 TL 1940
Chlorurus bowersi Bower's parrotfish Western Pacific 40 TL 1909
Chlorurus capistratoides Indian parrotfish Indian Ocean 40 TL 1847
Chlorurus cyanescens Blue humphead parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 50 TL 1840
Chlorurus enneacanthus Captain parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 50 TL 1802
Chlorurus frontalis Pacific slopehead parrotfish Pacific Ocean 50 TL 1840
Chlorurus genazonatus Sinai parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 31 TL 1983
Chlorurus gibbus Heavybeak parrotfish Western Indian Ocean 70 TL 1829
Chlorurus japanensis Palecheek parrotfish Pacific Ocean 56.2 FL 1789
Chlorurus microrhinos Steephead parrots Pacific Ocean 70 TL 1854
Chlorurus oedema Knothead parrotfish Indo-West Pacific 42 TL 1909
Chlorurus perspicillatus Spectacled parrotfish Eastern Central Pacific 60.9 SL 1879
Chlorurus rhakoura Raggedfin parrotfish Eastern Indian Ocean 44.2 SL 1997
Chlorurus sordidus Daisy parrotfish Indian Ocean. 40 TL 1775
Chlorurus spilurus Pacific bullethead parrotfish Western Central Pacific 48.6 FL 1840
Chlorurus strongylocephalus Steephead parrotfish Indian Ocean 70 TL 1855
Chlorurus troschelii Troschel's parrotfish Indo-West Pacific 34.6 TL 1853



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