Steephead parrotfish

Chlorurus strongylocephalus

Fish Reaching Seventy Centimeters in African Waters

Steephead parrotfish is known around Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 70 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Chlorurus
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa to southwest Indonesia, north to the Andaman Sea (Ref. 9710 ). The species complex comprise of Chlorurus gibbus in the Red Sea, Chlorurus strongylocephalus in the Indian Ocean and Chlorurus microrhinos in the west-central Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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