Greenhead Parrotfish
Chlorurus troschelii
- Usual depth2–6 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jacek Pietruszewski, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chlorurus troschelii, commonly known as Troschel's parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs. The fish is named in honor of zoologist Franz Hermann Troschel (1810-1882).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 22 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–6 m · Deepest record: 6.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) CaracalShan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) CaracalShan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) datadan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Greenhead Parrotfish, Troschel's Parrotfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Filipino
- Isdang loro, Yapot
- French
- Perroquet à tête verte
- Thai
- ปลานกแก้วปีกเขียว
Other scientific names: Pseudoscarus rhoduropterus, Pseudoscarus troscheli, Scarus rhoduropterus, Scarus troschelii, Xanothon rhoduropterus
Similar species
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Bleeker's parrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Japanese ParrotfishChlorurus japanensis
Bower's ParrotfishChlorurus bowersi
Black-tip ParrotfishChlorurus capistratoides
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).
- 33 open-data records from 1853 to 1994.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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