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Bleeker's Parrotfish
Chlorurus bleekeri
Chlorurus bleekeri, commonly known as the 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. 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.
From the article Chlorurus bleekeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The fish is named in honor of the Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker, who identified this species as Scarus quoyi in 1853.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 97637.