bullethead parrotfish

Chlorurus sordidus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth4–9 m
Water temperature24–30 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and August
How commonCommon

Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ewout Knoester · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Chlorurus sordidus, commonly known as the daisy parrotfish or bullethead parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Chlorurus sordidus”, 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: 257 records
February: 730 records
March: 1,325 records
April: 1,060 records
May: 1,644 records
June: 623 records
July: 1,666 records
August: 1,503 records
September: 1,235 records
October: 1,288 records
November: 561 records
December: 247 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–9 m · Deepest record: 520 m

0–10 m: 10,080 records
10–20 m: 837 records
20–30 m: 125 records
30–40 m: 55 records
40–50 m: 4 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

24–26 °C: 89 records
26–28 °C: 271 records
28–30 °C: 234 records

Photos

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(c) Juraj Ahel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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Names and classification

English: bullethead parrotfish, Burnt Parrotfish, Daisy parrotfish, Green-finned Parrotfish, Greenfin Parrotfish, Green Parrotfish, Indian Bullethead Parrotfish, Shabby Parrotfish

Names in 6 more languages

German: Kugelkopf-Papageifisch
Filipino: Isdang loro, Luro, Lutiin
French: Kakatoi Vert, Perroquet grenat, Perroquet marguerite, Perroquet sale, Perroquet Vert, Poisson-perroquet Sale
Japanese: Hagebudai, ハゲブダイ
Thai: ปลานกแก้วหัวมน
Simplified Chinese: 蓝头绿鹦嘴鱼, 藍頭綠鸚哥魚, 藍頭綠鸚嘴魚, 藍鸚哥, 蠔魚(雌), 青尾鸚哥, 青衫(雄)

Other scientific names: Callyodon albipunctatus, Callyodon bipallidus, Callyodon cyanogrammus, Callyodon erythrodon, Callyodon margaritus, Callyodon rostratus, Callyodon sordidus, Chlororus sordidus, Pseudoscarus goldiei, Pseudoscarus margaritus, Pseudoscarus platodoni, Pseudoscarus vitriolinus, Scaridea leucotaeniata, Scarus celebicus, Scarus erythrodon, Scarus gymnognathos, Scarus margaritus, Scarus nigricans, Scarus purpureus, Scarus sordidus, Scarus sumbawensis, Scarus variegatus, Xanothon bipallidus, Xanothon erythrodon, Xanothon margaritus

Similar species

Blunt-head Parrotfish
Chlorurus microrhinos
Bleeker's parrotfish
Chlorurus bleekeri
Japanese Parrotfish
Chlorurus japanensis
Bower's Parrotfish
Chlorurus bowersi
Black-tip Parrotfish
Chlorurus capistratoides
Greenhead Parrotfish
Chlorurus 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).
16,497 open-data records from 1775 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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