Blunt-head Parrotfish
Chlorurus microrhinos
- Usual depth5–20 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonCommon
Photo credit: (c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roger Rittmaster · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chlorurus microrhinos, commonly known as the blunt-head parrotfish or steephead parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 162 records
- February: 548 records
- March: 1,001 records
- April: 1,368 records
- May: 911 records
- June: 398 records
- July: 726 records
- August: 589 records
- September: 454 records
- October: 372 records
- November: 248 records
- December: 156 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–20 m · Deepest record: 39 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) Sockrosma, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Patrick O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rachel Crane, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Michael A. Alcorn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blunt-head Parrotfish, Gibbus Parrotfish, Heavybeak Parrotfish, Pacific steephead Parrotfish, Steep-headed Parrotfish, Steephead Parrotfish
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Buckelkopf-Papageifisch, Kleiner Nasenhorn-Papageifisch
- Filipino
- Isdang loro, Yapot
- French
- Perroquet à bosse, Perroquet bleu
- Japanese
- Nan-yobudai, Nanyôbudai, ナンヨウブダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 小鼻綠鸚哥魚, 小鼻綠鸚嘴魚, 小鼻绿鹦嘴鱼, 鸚哥
Other scientific names: Callyodon microrhinus, Callyodon ultramarinus, Pseudoscarus microrhinos, Scarus microrhinos
Similar species
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Bleeker's parrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Japanese ParrotfishChlorurus japanensis
Bower's ParrotfishChlorurus bowersi
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).
- 5,483 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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