Chlorurus bleekeri
Chlorurus bleekeri, known commonly as Bleeker's parrotfish , is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Chlorurus |
| Species: | C. bleekeri |
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| Chlorurus bleekeri de Beaufort, 1940 | |
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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
- Choat, J.H.; Carpenter, K.E.; Clements, K.D.; et al. (2012). "Chlorurus bleekeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190744A17787664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190744A17787664.en. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Chlorurus bleekeri" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- "Bleeker's Parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort 1940)". Encyclopedia of Life. National Musum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "Bleeker's Parrotfish (Chlorurus bleekeri)". whatsthatfish.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
External links
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277504
- http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/190744/0%5B%5D
- Photos of Chlorurus bleekeri on Sealife Collection
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