Daisy parrotfish  (Chlorurus sordidus)

IUCN Red List species status – Least Concern
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Facts – Daisy parrotfish

Also known as: bullethead parrotfish, burnt parrotfish, green parrotfish, green-finned parrotfish, shabby parrotfish
Synonyms: Callyodon albipunctatus, Callyodon bipallidus, Callyodon cyanogrammus, Callyodon erythrodon, Callyodon margaritus, Callyodon rostratus, Callyodon sordidus, Pseudosarus troschellii flavoguttata, Pseudoscarus goldiei, Pseudoscarus margaritus, Pseudoscarus platodoni, Pseudoscarus vitriolinus, Scaridea leucotaeniata, Scarus celebicus, Scarus gymnognathos , Scarus margaritus, Scarus mentalis, Scarus nigricans, Scarus purpureus, Scarus sordidus, Scarus sumbawensis, Scarus variegatus, Xanothon bipallidus, Xanothon erythrodon, Xanothon margaritus
  
French: Kakatoi Vert, Perroquet Grenat, Perroquet Marguerite, Perroquet Sale, Perroquet Vert, Poisson-perroquet Sale
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyScaridae
GenusChlorurus (1)

Status – Daisy parrotfish

The daisy parrotfish is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Daisy parrotfish

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2011)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
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Adult daisy parrotfish
Adult daisy parrotfish

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