Chlorurus genazonatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Labroidei

Familia: Scaridae
Subfamilia: Scarinae
Genus: Chlorurus
Species: Chlorurus genazonatus

Name

Chlorurus genazonatus (Randall & Bruce, 1983)

Holotype: BPBM 18136. [Paratypes: BMNH 1980.6.13.1 (1); BPBM 19894 (1), 20842 (1), 21505 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 462 (1); USNM 223879 (1)].

Type locality: Marsa el Muqebila, east coast of Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 25 meters.

Synonyms

• Scarus genazonatus Randall & Bruce, 1983

References

• Randall, J.E. & R.W. Bruce 1983: The parrotfishes of the subfamily Scarinae of the western Indian Ocean with descriptions of three new species. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 47: 1–39, col. Pls. 1-6.
• Bellwood, D.R. 2001: Family Scaridae. In: Carpenter & Niem 2001. Species identification guide for fishery purposes. Bony fishes part 4. 6: 3468–3492, Pls. VI-XIV.
• Chlorurus genazonatus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Sinai Parrotfish