Chlorurus perspicillatus

Chlorurus perspicillatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Chlorurus
Species:
C. perspicillatus
Binomial name
Chlorurus perspicillatus
(Steindachner, 1879)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scarus perspicillatus Steindachner, 1879
  • Scarus ahula Jenkins, 1901

Chlorurus perspicillatus, known officially by the English name, spectacled parrotfish, given by professional ichthyologists and Ichthyology or uhu-uliuli as a well-established Hawaiian name for many hundreds of years, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.[3] Found only in the Eastern Central Pacific Hawaiian Islands, it inhabits lagoons and seaward reefs[4]

Young fish are brown with white dots and three white stripes and can reach a maximum size of 24 inches length when fully grown.[5]

It has been known to hybridize with Chlorurus sordidus.[2]

  1. ^ Choat, J.H.; Carpenter, K.E.; Clements, K.D.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Myers, R.; Muljadi, A.; Pardede, S.; Rahardjo, P. (2012). "Chlorurus perspicillatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190718A17794587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190718A17794587.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chlorurus perspicillatus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Chlorurus perspicillatus. uhu uliuli. spectacled parrotfish - Fishes of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park". botany.hawaii.edu. 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chlorurus perspicillatus (Steindachner, 1879)". marinespecies.org. 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  5. ^ Stender, Keoki (2013). "Spectacled Parrotfish, Chlorurus perspicillatus". marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014. Attains 24 inches.