''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
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth.
In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
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.]
References
External links
*http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277504
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bleekeri
Taxa named by Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort
Fish described in 1940
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