Blue humphead parrotfish
Chlorurus cyanescens
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A parrotfish from the western Indian Ocean. It reaches 50 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chlorurus cyanescens
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Pseudoscarus chloromelas, Scarus cyanascens, Scarus cyanescens, Xanothon chloromelas
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 50 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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