Biology:Chlorurus bleekeri
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Chlorurus |
| Species: | C. bleekeri
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| Chlorurus bleekeri de Beaufort, 1940
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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.[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]
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.[5]
References
- ↑ Choat, J.H.; Carpenter, K.E.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R.; Russell, B.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A. et al. (2012). "Chlorurus bleekeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T190744A17787664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190744A17787664.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190744/17787664. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Chlorurus bleekeri" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ↑ "Bleeker's Parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort 1940)". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History. https://eol.org/pages/46572687. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ↑ "Bleeker's Parrotfish (Chlorurus bleekeri)". whatsthatfish.com. http://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/bleekers-parrotfish/1913. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ↑ "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/labriformes1/.
External links
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277504
- Photos of Chlorurus bleekeri on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q1928850 entry
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