Steephead Parrotfish

Chlorurus microrhinos

Usually intense greenish-blue, lower head area pale blue. A less frequent variant is dusky reddish with yellow fins. Both with high head profile.

Size : 70 cm

Habitat : Inhabits lagoons and outreefs, 3-4 m.

Distribution : Bali to the Philippines and SW Japan, Line Island, SE Australia and Pitcairn.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Perciformes

FAMILY

:

Scaridae

GENUS

:

Chlorurus

SPECIES

:

Chlorurus microrhinos

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner