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Indian Bullethead Parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus
Chlorurus sordidus, commonly known as the daisy parrotfish or bullethead parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.
From the article Chlorurus sordidus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The initial phase has very variable colouration. The smaller fishes can be a uniform dark brown to light gray and they may or may not possess a light band surrounding a dark spot on the caudal peduncle. Larger specimens can show a series of irregular rows of small, light spots towards the tail or they may have the light band surrounding the dark spot on the caudal peduncle. The terminal phase, male, is also variable and may have a large tan area on the flanks or on its caudal peduncle. It has a rounded snout. Chlorurus sordidus is a medium size fish and can reach a maximum size of 40 cm (16 in) length.
Range & habitat
Chlorurus sordidus is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea included.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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 68028.