Blue humphead parrotfish

The Blue humphead parrotfish lives in the reef-associated, non-migratory, marine, depth range 5 - m environment.

The blue humphead parrotfish (page 270) has recently been shifted to another genus, so the scientific name changes to Chlorurus cyanescens. The More

Common names

Blou ramkop-papegaaivis in Afrikaans
Blue humphead parrotfish in English
Loro cototo azul in Spanish (español)
Papagaio corcunda azul in Portuguese (Português)
Perroquet bossu bleu in French (français)
Saddled parrotfish in English
青綠鸚嘴魚 in Mandarin Chinese
青绿鹦嘴鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
駝頸鸚嘴魚 in Mandarin Chinese
驼颈鹦嘴鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Scaridae
Genus : Chlorurus
Species : Chlorurus cyanescens
Authority : Valenciennes, 1840