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Heavybeak Parrotfish (Chlorurus strongylocephalus)
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Chlorurus strongylocephalus

(Bleeker, 1855)

Heavybeak Parrotfish

Also known as: Indian Ocean Steephead Parrotfish, Purple-Headed Parrotfish, Steephead Parrotfish, Roundhead Parrotfish, Sheephead Parrotfish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–35 m

Max size

70 cm

Diet

Grazing on aquatic plants

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Labridae

Where to find it

common

Mayotte

occasional

Maldives

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Image: © Jean-Paul Boerekamps (CC0) · iNaturalist (CC0) · source