Bower's Parrotfish
Chlorurus bowersi
- Usual depth6–21 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, September, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Min-Hsuan NI, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chlorurus bowersi, commonly known as the Bower's parrotfish or the orange-blotch parrotfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan in the north to Java, Papua and the Philippines in the south, and east to Micronesia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 22 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–21 m · Deepest record: 20.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) PampaSorro, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
- English
- Bower's Parrotfish, Bowers' Parrotfish, Orange-blotch Parrotfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Filipino
- Isdang loro, Luro, Lutiin, Yapot
- Japanese
- Omonhagebudai, Ômon-hagebudai, オオモンハゲブダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 蠔魚(雌), 青衫(雄), 鮑氏綠鸚哥魚, 鮑氏綠鸚嘴魚, 鸚哥
Other scientific names: Callyodon bowersi, Scarus bowersi
Similar species
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Bleeker's parrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Japanese ParrotfishChlorurus japanensis
Black-tip ParrotfishChlorurus capistratoides
Greenhead ParrotfishChlorurus troschelii
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).
- 63 open-data records from 1973 to 2018.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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