Chlorurus
Chlorurus perspicillatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Chlorurus
Swainson, 1839
Type species
Scarus gibbus
Species

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Synonyms[2]

Chlorurus is a genus of parrotfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[3][4]

Species

There are 18 species:[4]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Chlorurus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Scaridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chlorurus Swainson, 1839". Marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Chlorurus in FishBase. March 2018 version.


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