Chlorurus bleekeri
| Chlorurus bleekeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Chlorurus |
| Species: | C. bleekeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorurus 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.[2] It feeds on filamentous algae. It is a medium-sized fish and can reach a maximum size of 49 cm length.[3] Males are more colorful than females.[4]
References
- ↑ 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. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 September 2013.
- ↑ http://eol.org/pages/1156910/details#distribution
- ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/4976
- ↑ http://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/bleekers-parrotfish/1913
External links
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277504
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/190744/0
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