Chlorurus bleekeri

Chlorurus bleekeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Scaridae
Genus:	Chlorurus
Species:	C. bleekeri
Binomial name
	Chlorurus bleekeri; de Beaufort, 1940

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 region.^[2] It feeds on filamentous algae. It is a medium-sized fish and can reach a maximum size of 49 cm length.^[3] Males are more colorful than females.^[4]

References

^ 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. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 September 2013.
^ http://eol.org/pages/1156910/details#distribution
^ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/4976
^ http://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/bleekers-parrotfish/1913

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[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. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 September 2013.

[2] ttp://eol.org/pages/1156910/details#distribution

[3] ttp://www.fishbase.org/summary/4976

[4] ttp://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/bleekers-parrotfish/1913

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