Chlorurus bleekeri

Chlorurus bleekeri, known commonly as Bleeker's parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.

Chlorurus bleekeri
Male
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Chlorurus
Species:	C. bleekeri
Binomial name
Chlorurus bleekeri de Beaufort, 1940
Synonyms[2]
Callyodon bleekeri de Beaufort, 1940 Scarus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)

Bleeker's parrotfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region.^[3] It feeds on filamentous algae. It is a medium-sized fish and can reach a maximum size of 49 cm length.^[2] Males are more colorful than females.^[4]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker, who identified this species as Scarus quoyi in 1853.^[5]