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Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Steephead parrotfish
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Chlorurus: Greek, chloros = green + Greek oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 2 - 35 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical

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Indian Ocean: East Africa to southwest Indonesia, north to the Andaman Sea (Ref. 9710). The species complex comprise of Chlorurus gibbus in the Red Sea, Chlorurus strongylocephalus in the Indian Ocean and Chlorurus microrhinos in the west-central Pacific.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9710)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Juveniles usually solitary; adults may form schools (Ref. 9710). Females smaller (Ref. 90102). Feeds on algae, and inhabits on reef edge (Ref. 6113).

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Bellwood, D.R., 1994. A phylogenetic study of the parrotfishes family Scaridae (Pisces: Labroidei), with a revision of genera. Rec. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 20:1-86. (Ref. 11064)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 September 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25.5 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 2926 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.00641 - 0.02973), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 22.9 [9.1, 75.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.517 [0.201, 1.304] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.6, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0846 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 40.8 [13.5, 120.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 39.4 [11.8, 126.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.86 [0.83, 3.33] mg/100g (wet weight);