CHLORURUS BLEEKERI - (DE BEAUFORT, 1940)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Labriformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Chlorurus (Genus)
Perroquet joue blanche, Bleeker's Parrotfish, Okame-budai, オカメブダイ, 白氏鸚嘴魚, 白氏绿鹦嘴鱼,
Synonymes
Callyodon bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)
Scarus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)
Scarus cyanotaenia (Bleeker, 1854)
Xenodon cyanotaenia (Bleeker, 1854)
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Biology
Found in clear coastal and inner reefs; in lagoons and channel reefs. Feed mainly on algae. Females usually in small groups and maybe mixed with other species when feeding; males solitary nearby. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.
Perroquet joue blanche, Bleeker's Parrotfish, Okame-budai, オカメブダイ, 白氏鸚嘴魚, 白氏绿鹦嘴鱼,
Synonymes
Callyodon bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)
Scarus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)
Scarus cyanotaenia (Bleeker, 1854)
Xenodon cyanotaenia (Bleeker, 1854)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9; Medial predorsal scales: 4; Scale rows on cheek: 2; Scales large. Caudal fin truncate in both phases. Lips do not cover dental plates. Adults with 1-2 canines posteriorly on side of upper dental plate. Max length: 49.0 cm TL. Depth range: 3 - 35 m.
Color
The initial phase is reddish-brown with a diffuse yellowish patch in the center of the caudal peduncle and markings on the lips similar to those of the terminal male. Males identified by white patch on cheek and females are dark brown with 3-4 broad pale bars and a yellowish tail.
Etymology
Chlorurus: from Greek, chloros = green-yellow + from Greek, oura = tail. Referring to green-violet tail of type species, Chlorurus gibbus (Rüppell, 1829).
Bleekeri: in honor of Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker (1819-1878), who identified this species as Scarus quoyi in 1853.
Original description: Callyodon bleekeri de Beaufort, 1940 - Type localities: Padang, Sumatra; Ternate; Philippines; New Ireland, Ponape, Solomon Islands, Shortland Islands.
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar and Indonesia east to Micronesia and Fiji, north to Philippines, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9; Medial predorsal scales: 4; Scale rows on cheek: 2; Scales large. Caudal fin truncate in both phases. Lips do not cover dental plates. Adults with 1-2 canines posteriorly on side of upper dental plate. Max length: 49.0 cm TL. Depth range: 3 - 35 m.
Color
The initial phase is reddish-brown with a diffuse yellowish patch in the center of the caudal peduncle and markings on the lips similar to those of the terminal male. Males identified by white patch on cheek and females are dark brown with 3-4 broad pale bars and a yellowish tail.
Etymology
Chlorurus: from Greek, chloros = green-yellow + from Greek, oura = tail. Referring to green-violet tail of type species, Chlorurus gibbus (Rüppell, 1829).
Bleekeri: in honor of Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker (1819-1878), who identified this species as Scarus quoyi in 1853.
Original description: Callyodon bleekeri de Beaufort, 1940 - Type localities: Padang, Sumatra; Ternate; Philippines; New Ireland, Ponape, Solomon Islands, Shortland Islands.
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar and Indonesia east to Micronesia and Fiji, north to Philippines, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Found in clear coastal and inner reefs; in lagoons and channel reefs. Feed mainly on algae. Females usually in small groups and maybe mixed with other species when feeding; males solitary nearby. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.