Indian Parrotfish, Chlorurus capistratoides Bleeker 1847

Other Names: Pink-margined Parrotfish

An initial phase (female) Indian Parrotfish, Chlorurus capistratoides, at Bali, Indonesia. Source: John E. Randall / FishBase. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

Males of this small pinkish-green parrotfish have a pink margin on the gill cover, pink bars or spots on the scales, pectoral fin with a yellowish base and a red upper margin, bluish-green bands on the head and a pinkish cheek. Females are dark greyish to brownish-grey with 4-5 whitish bars on the sides, a pale snout, and a pink tail.

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Indian Parrotfish, Chlorurus capistratoides Bleeker 1847

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Distribution	Recorded in the Australian region from Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas islands in the Indian Ocean. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical Indo-west Pacific. Either solitary or in small groups in sheltered to moderately exposed environments on reef flats and outer reef slopes.
Species Citation	Scarus capistratoides Bleeker, 1847, Natuur. Geneesk. Archief voor Neêrl. Indië 4(2): 162. Type locality: Jakarta [Batavia], Java.
Author	Dianne J. Bray

Indian Parrotfish, Chlorurus capistratoides Bleeker 1847

References

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Randall, J.E. & Bruce, R.W. 1983. The parrotfishes of the subfamily Scarinae of the western Indian Ocean with descriptions of three new species. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 47: 1-39, Pls. 1-6.