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Daisy parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Daisy parrotfish
- Scientific
- Chlorurus sordidus
- Dhivehi
- Noo landaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 50 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small, blunt-headed parrotfish. Females are dark brown to grey, often with a pale tail base bearing a dark spot or rows of pale spots; males are green and blue with a large yellowish to tan patch on the cheek or tail base. It feeds in groups on algae growing on dead coral and pavement, biting off chunks of limestone that it grinds and excretes as fine sand.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi Wikipedia (MRS-derived) gives noo landaa. Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chlorurus-sordidus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5556&GenusName=Chlorurus&SpeciesName=
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chlorurus_sordidus_by_Jaroslaw_Barski.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Noo landaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.