Chlorurus Explained

Chlorurus is a genus of parrotfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.^[1]

Species

There are 18 species:

• Chlorurus atrilunula (Randall & Bruce, 1983)
• Chlorurus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)
• Chlorurus bowersi (Snyder, 1909)
• Chlorurus capistratoides (Bleeker, 1847)
• Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes, 1840)
• Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacépède, 1802)
• Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes, 1840)
• Chlorurus genazonatus (Randall & Bruce, 1983)
• Chlorurus gibbus (Rüppell, 1829)
• Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)
• Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker, 1854)
• Chlorurus oedema (Snyder, 1909)
• Chlorurus perspicillatus (Steindachner, 1879)
• Chlorurus rhakoura Randall & Anderson, 1997
• Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
• Chlorurus spilurus (Valenciennes, 1840)
• Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
• Chlorurus troschelii (Bleeker, 1853)

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chlorurus Swainson, 1839 . Marinespecies.org . 2013-11-12.