Bleeker's parrotfish
Chlorurus bleekeri
- Usual depth4–10 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chlorurus bleekeri, commonly known as the Bleeker's parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Chlorurus bleekeri”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 97 records
- February: 72 records
- March: 148 records
- April: 144 records
- May: 659 records
- June: 234 records
- July: 308 records
- August: 112 records
- September: 300 records
- October: 496 records
- November: 133 records
- December: 94 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–10 m · Deepest record: 39 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Mike Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) PampaSorro, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Yves Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bleeker's parrotfish
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Bleekers Papageifisch
- Filipino
- Isdang loro, Luro, Lutiin, Yapot
- French
- Perroquet joue blanche
- Japanese
- Okamebudai, オカメブダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 白氏綠鸚哥魚
Other scientific names: Callyodon bleekeri, Scarus bleekeri
Similar species
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Spectacled ParrotfishChlorurus perspicillatus
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurus
Pacific Slopehead ParrotfishChlorurus frontalis
Gibbus ParrotfishChlorurus gibbus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,128 open-data records from 1908 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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