Chlorurus enneacanthus

Chlorurus enneacanthus, known commonly as the captain parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean region.^[3] Its range extends from Mozambique to Christmas Island.^[4]

Chlorurus enneacanthus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Chlorurus
Species:	C. enneacanthus
Binomial name
Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacépède, 1802)
Synonyms[2]
Scarus enneacanthus Lacepède, 1802 Callyodon enneacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) Scarus capitaneus Cuvier, 1829 Callyodon capitaneus (Cuvier, 1829) Xanothon capitaneus (Cuvier, 1829)

The captain parrotfish is a medium-sized fish and can reach a maximum length of 50 cm.^[2]

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