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Captain parrotfish
Chlorurus enneacanthus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Captain parrotfish
- Scientific
- Chlorurus enneacanthus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 50 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 7 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A large parrotfish reaching about 50 cm; males are green with darker markings. It forms small groups on shallow fringing reefs with dead coral and rubble.
In the Maldives
Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chlorurus-enneacanthus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chlorurus_enneacanthus_Maldives.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.