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Indian parrotfish
Chlorurus capistratoides
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Indian parrotfish
- Scientific
- Chlorurus capistratoides
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A parrotfish, greenish with pink margins and markings in males, reaching about 40 cm. It lives on clear coastal reefs and often feeds with other species.
In the Maldives
Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chlorurus-capistratoides.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chlorurus_capistratoides_171205210.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.