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Chlorurus
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Chlorurus

Chlorurus is a genus of parrotfish from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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17 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species

Bullethead Parrotfishes

complexChlorurus sordidus

Steephead Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus microrhinos

Bleeker's Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus bleekeri

Roundhead Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus strongylocephalus

Red Sea Steephead Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus gibbus

Pink-margined Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus capistratoides

Redtail Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus japanensis

Reefcrest Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus frontalis

Bowers' Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus bowersi

Spectacled Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus perspicillatus

Captain Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus enneacanthus

Greenhead Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus troschelii

Purplestreak Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus genazonatus

Bluemoon Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus atrilunula

Raggedfin Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus rhakoura

Knothead Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus oedema

Saddled Parrotfish

speciesChlorurus cyanescens

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