Heavybeak parrotfish
Chlorurus gibbus
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A large parrotfish endemic to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. It reaches 70 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chlorurus gibbus
- Family
- Scaridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Scaridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Callyodon microcheilus, Chlorurus gibbosus, Chlorurus microcheilos, Chlorurus microrhinos, Chlorurus strongylocephalus, Scarus gibbus, Scarus microrhinos, Scarus strongylocephalus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, Oceania, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 70 cm
- Lifespan
- 14 years
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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