Biology:Chlorurus genazonatus

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Chlorurus genazonatus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Chlorurus
Species:
C. genazonatus
Binomial name
Chlorurus genazonatus
(Randall & Bruce, 1983)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scarus genazonatus Randall & Bruce, 1983

Chlorurus genazonatus, also known as the Sinai parrotfish,[3] is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae.[4][5][6][7]

Distribution

This species' main habitats are western Indian Ocean, Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden[4] and Gulf of Aqaba.[8]

This species is also found in Egypt,[9] Somalia,[10] Palestine,[11] Jordan[12] and Saudi Arabia.[13][14]

Description

The maximum length of this species is 31 cm (12 in).[15][4]

Biology

This species inhabits reef slopes[16] and feeds on benthic algae.[17][18][4]

Environment

Chlorurus genazonatus is a tropical, reef associated fish found at least below 6 m (20 ft) but usually found below 20 m (70 ft).[19][4]

Life cycle

This species is oviparous and pairs up distinctly during breeding.[4][20]

Relationship with humans

This species is completely harmless towards humans. It has minor commercial value.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Choat, J.H.; Carpenter, K.E.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A. et al. (2012). "Chlorurus genazonatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190758A17778943.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190758/17778943. Retrieved 31 January 2025. 
  2. ↑ "Synonyms of Chlorurus genazonatus (Randall & Bruce, 1983)". https://fishbase.se/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=14382&SynCode=29129&GenusName=Chlorurus&SpeciesName=genazonatus. 
  3. ↑ "Common Names List - Chlorurus genazonatus". https://fishbase.se/ComNames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=14382&GenusName=Chlorurus&SpeciesName=genazonatus&StockCode=14193. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Chlorurus genazonatus " in FishBase. February 2025 version.
  5. ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Chlorurus genazonatus (Randall & Bruce, 1983)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219085. 
  6. ↑ "Chlorurus genazonatus (Randall & Bruce, 1983)". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5XYWC. 
  7. ↑ "Chlorurus genazonatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=614606. 
  8. ↑ "Ecosystems where Chlorurus genazonatus occurs". https://fishbase.se/TrophicEco/EcosysList.php?ID=14382&GenusName=Chlorurus&SpeciesName=genazonatus. 
  9. ↑ "Reference Summary - Bruce, R.W. and J.E. Randall, 1984". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3488&speccode=14382. 
  10. ↑ "Reference Summary - Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=30573&speccode=14382. 
  11. ↑ "Reference Summary - Randall, J.E., 1997". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=28618&speccode=14382. 
  12. ↑ "Reference Summary - Khalaf, M.A., 2004". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58021&speccode=14382. 
  13. ↑ "Reference Summary - Randall, J.E., 1997". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=28618&speccode=14382. 
  14. ↑ "Country List - Chlorurus genazonatus". https://fishbase.se/country/CountryList.php?ID=14382&GenusName=Chlorurus&SpeciesName=genazonatus. 
  15. ↑ "Reference Summary - Randall, J.E., 1986". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=8883. 
  16. ↑ "Reference Summary - Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=9710. 
  17. ↑ "The Living Marine Resources of Somalia". https://www.fao.org/4/v8730e/v8730e00.htm. 
  18. ↑ "Reference Summary - Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=30573. 
  19. ↑ "Reference Summary - Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=9710. 
  20. ↑ "Reference Summary - Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen, 1966". https://fishbase.se/references/FBRefSummary.php?ID=205. 

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