‹ Fish Finder· #442

Steephead Parrotfish

Chlorurus microrhinos

Bislamablufis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Steephead Parrotfish — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
uncommonbluegreenschoolinglargereef
Habitat
Reef
Max size
70 cm
Depth
1-15 m
Family
Scaridae

Chlorurus microrhinos, commonly known as the blunt-head parrotfish or steephead parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Steephead Parrotfish
This oneSteephead Parrotfish
Green Humphead Parrotfish
Look-alikeGreen Humphead Parrotfish

Two big parrotfish with a steep forehead and exposed tooth plates. Green Humphead Parrotfish is the larger, up to 130 cm, dull dark green all over with the front of the head often pale green to pink, and a bulbous bump on the forehead; it travels in schools, sometimes of dozens. Steephead Parrotfish is greenish blue, with a brilliant blue band running back from the corner of the mouth and a greenish-yellow lower cheek, and reaches about 70 cm.

See the Green Humphead Parrotfish →

Create an account to collect this fish
Log a sighting on the map