Synonyms and combinations
= Callyodon strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
= Chlorurus strongycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
= Scarus strongylocephalus Bleeker, 1855
Classification
kingdom: Animalia >
phylum: Chordata >
subphylum: Vertebrata >
infraphylum: Gnathostomata >
parvphylum: Osteichthyes >
order: Perciformes >
family: Scaridae >
genus: Chlorurus >
Distributions
Indian Ocean: East Africa to southwest Indonesia, north to the Andaman Sea (Ref. 9710). The species complex comprise of Chlorurus gibbus in the Red Sea, Chlorurus strongylocephalus in the Indian Ocean and Chlorurus microrhinos in the west-central Pacific.
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