Chlorurus strongylocephalus

Chlorurus strongylocephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labroidei

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

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

Name

Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1854)

Holotype: Whereabouts unknown. [Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1864.5.15.42 (1)].

Type locality: Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia.

Synonyms

• Callyodon strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1854)
• Scarus strongylocephalus Bleeker, 1854

References

• Bleeker, P. 1854: Specierum piscium javanensium novarum vel minus cognitarum diagnoses adumbratae. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië, 7: 415–448.
• 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 strongylocephalus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

• English: Indian Ocean Steephead Parrotfish
• ไทย: ปลานกแก้วหัวตัด