Blue humphead parrotfish

Chlorurus cyanescens

Fish Known Only from the South African Coast

Blue humphead parrotfish is a marine fish of Western Indian Ocean. The species occupies reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Chlorurus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: known only from Natal (South Africa), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Madagascar, and Mauritius, but probably more widespread.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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