Chlorurus enneacanthus

Chlorurus enneacanthus, known commonly as the captain parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean region.[3] Its range extends from Mozambique to Christmas Island.[4]

Chlorurus enneacanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Chlorurus
Species:
C. enneacanthus
Binomial name
Chlorurus enneacanthus
(Lacépède, 1802)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scarus enneacanthus Lacepède, 1802
  • Callyodon enneacanthus (Lacepède, 1802)
  • Scarus capitaneus Cuvier, 1829
  • Callyodon capitaneus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Xanothon capitaneus (Cuvier, 1829)

The captain parrotfish is a medium-sized fish and can reach a maximum length of 50 cm.[2]

References
  1. Choat, J.H.; Carpenter, K.E.; Clements, K.D.; et al. (2012). "Chlorurus enneacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190692A17793312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190692A17793312.en. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Chlorurus enneacanthus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. "Facts about Parrotfish (Chlorurus enneacanthus) - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  4. Dianne J. Bray. "Chlorurus enneacanthus". Fishes of Australia. Musems Victoria. Retrieved 9 February 2020.


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