Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish
Chlorurus spilurus
Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish
Category: Parrotfishes
Scientific Name: Chlorurus spilurus
Size: 10 to 15 in. (25 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 10-90 ft. (3-27 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, West Pacific, Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Formerly lumped together with Chlorurus sordidus, which is now confined to the Indian Ocean.
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Scarinae (Subfamily)
       └Scarini (Tribe)
        └Chlorurus (Genus)
         └C. spilurus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712772🔗
iNaturalist ID: 187233🔗

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