Chlorurus bleekeri

Chlorurus bleekeri
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Chlorurus
Species:
C. bleekeri
Binomial name
Chlorurus bleekeri
Synonyms
  • Callyodon bleekeri de Beaufort, 1940
  • Scarus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)

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. It feeds on filamentous algae. It is a medium-sized fish and can reach a maximum size of 49 cm length. Males are more colorful than females.

This parrotfish uses its beak-like teeth to scrape algae from coral rubble and reef surfaces.

Chlorurus bleekeri feeds on different food sources than nearby damselfish species, and the two do not compete directly for food.

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.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chlorurus bleekeri". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ↑ "Bleeker's Parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort 1940)". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bleeker's Parrotfish (Chlorurus bleekeri)". whatsthatfish.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.