Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Scaridae > Chlorurus > Chlorurus strongylocephalus

Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Heavybeak parrotfish; Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish; Purple-headed parrotfish; Steephead parrotfish)

Synonyms: Callyodon strongylocephalus; Chlorurus strongycephalus; Pseudoscarus microcheilos; Scarus strongylocephalus
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Wikipedia Abstract

Chlorurus strongylocephalus, commonly known as the steephead parrotfish, is a marine fish native to the Indian Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0