Chlorurus bleekeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Chlorurus |
| Species: | C. bleekeri
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| Chlorurus bleekeri de Beaufort, 1940
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Chlorurus bleekeri, commonly known as the 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.[3] It feeds on filamentous algae. It is a medium-sized fish and can reach a maximum size of 49 cm length.[2] Males are more colorful than females.[4]
This parrotfish uses its beak-like teeth to scrape algae from coral rubble and reef surfaces. [5]
Chlorurus bleekeri feeds on different food sources than nearby damselfish species, and the two do not compete directly for food.[6]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of the Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker, who identified this species as Scarus quoyi in 1853.[7]
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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T190744A17787664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190744A17787664.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chlorurus bleekeri". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ "Bleeker's Parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort 1940)". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Bleeker's Parrotfish (Chlorurus bleekeri)". whatsthatfish.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Plass-Johnson, J. G.; Bednarz, V. N.; Hill, J. M.; Jompa, J.; Ferse, S. C. A.; Teichberg, M. (2018). "Contrasting Responses in the Niches of Two Coral Reef Herbivores Along a Gradient of Habitat Disturbance in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia". Frontiers in Marine Science. 5 32. Bibcode:2018FrMaS...5...32P. doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00032.
- ^ Plass-Johnson, J. G.; Bednarz, V. N.; Hill, J. M.; Jompa, J.; Ferse, S. C. A.; Teichberg, M. (2018). "Contrasting Responses in the Niches of Two Coral Reef Herbivores Along a Gradient of Habitat Disturbance in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia". Frontiers in Marine Science. 5 32. Bibcode:2018FrMaS...5...32P. doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00032.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External links
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277504
- Photos of Chlorurus bleekeri in the Sealife Collection
