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Steephead parrotfish
Chlorurus strongylocephalus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Steephead parrotfish
- Scientific
- Chlorurus strongylocephalus
- Dhivehi
- Raiy landaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 70 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 35 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A large parrotfish with a very steep, rounded forehead. Males are blue-green with pink and orange on the cheeks and a yellowish patch on the side; females are reddish brown. It grazes algae along reef edges and adults sometimes form schools. It is the Indian Ocean form of the steephead parrotfish.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi Wikipedia (MRS-derived) gives raiy landaa. Parrotfish have been protected in the Maldives since 2020.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chlorurus-strongylocephalus.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=12833&GenusName=Chlorurus&SpeciesName
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chlorurus_strongylocephalus_473622089_(cropped).jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Noo landaa, Raiy landaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.