Chlorurus atrilunula Bluemoon Parrotfish, Knothead parrotfish

Chlorurus atrilunula is commonly referred to as Bluemoon Parrotfish, Knothead parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12602 

AphiaID:

219087 

Scientific:

Chlorurus atrilunula 

German:

Knotenkopf-Papageifisch 

English:

Bluemoon Parrotfish, Knothead Parrotfish 

Category:

Parrotfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Chlorurus (Genus) > atrilunula (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Randall & Bruce, ), 1983 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, East Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Philippines, Rodriguez, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

11.81" - 16.54" (30cm - 42cm) 

Temperature:

21,5 °F - 84.2 °F (21,5°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Herbivorous 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

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Catalog of Life:

• 
  Chlorurus atrilunula
  Knotenkopf-Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus bleekeri
  Bleekers Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus bowersi
  Bower´s Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus capistratoides
  Indischer Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus cyanescens
  "Cyanfarbener Buckelkopf"-Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus enneacanthus
  Kapitäns-Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus frontalis
  Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus genazonatus
  Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus gibbus
  Rotmeerbuckelkopf-Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus japanensis
  Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus microrhinos
  Buckelkopf-Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus oedema
  Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus perspicillatus
  Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus rhakoura
  Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus sordidus
  Kugelkopf-Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus spilurus
  "Pazifischer Kugelkopf-Papageienfisch"
• 
  Chlorurus strongylocephalus
  Indischer-Buckelkopf Papageifisch
• 
  Chlorurus troschelii
  Troschel's Papageifisch
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-11-30 12:14:47 

Last edit:

2023-12-29 14:18:26 

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