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Labridae
Captain parrotfish
Chlorurus enneacanthus
Wrasse beneath Coastal Waters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- South Asia
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
MediumCaptain parrotfish is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the largest recorded length is 50 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Unnamed Order
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Chlorurus
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: known so far from Mozambique, Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago, and Maldives. Recently recorded from Reunion (Ref. 53568 ). Probably more widespread.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
