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Species Chlorurus spilurus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Greenfin Parrotfish, Bullethead Parrotfish, Daisy Parrotfish, Green-finned Parrotfish, Shabby Parrotfish

Generic Combinations

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

 

Introduction

The species was previously recognised as a widespread in the Indo-west-central Pacific species, Chlorurus sordidus. Randall (2007) indicated that C. sordidus was confined to the Indian Ocean, with the eastern Indian Ocean and Pacific populations referred to C. spilurus based on work of Howard Choat. We thank Howard Choat for providing information about the distribution of the species.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Rottnest Island, WA (32°S) to Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, WA and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea and Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea to Moreton Bay, QLD, also Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°S, 123°E), Osprey Reef, Coral Sea and Elizabeth Reef and Middleton Reef, Tasman Sea and Lord Howe Island; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

0 - 50 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [200] (as Chlorurus sordidus)

Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Allen, C.J. 2006. Scarinae. pp. 1425-1434 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1429] (as Chlorurus sordidus)

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [124] (as Scarus sordidus)

Bellwood, D.R. 1994. A phylogenetic study of the parrotfishes family Scaridae (Pisces: Labroidei), with a revision of genera. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 20: 1-86 [Date published 14/Jul/1994] [66] (as Chlorurus sordidus)

Bellwood, D.R. 2001. Scaridae. pp. 3468-3492 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3478] (as Chlorurus sordidus)

Choat, J.H. & Randall, J.E. 1986. A review of the parrotfishes (Family Scaridae) of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia with description of a new species. Records of the Australian Museum 38: 175-228 [221] (as Scarus sordidus)

Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [166] (as Scarus sordidus)

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [40] (as Chlorurus sordidus)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [316] (as Scarus sordidus)

Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 68: 1-97 [53] (as Chlorurus sordidus)

Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2011. Checklist of the species of the families Labridae and Scaridae: an update. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 13: 29-44 [37]

Randall, J. E. 1986. Family No. 221: Scaridae. pp. 706-714 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [714] (as Scarus sordidus, in part, Pacific population)

Randall, J.E. 2007. Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawai'i 546 pp. [362]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [355] (as Scarus sordidus)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [355] (as Chlorurus sordidus)

Schultz, L.P. 1969. The taxonomic status of the controversial genera and species of parrotfishes with a descriptive list (family Scaridae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 17: 1-49 figs 1-2 pls 1-8 [19] (as Scarus sordidus, in part, Pacific distribution only)

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [52] (1782, as Callyodon sordidus)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017 LABROIDEI 26-May-2017 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED