Chlorurus troschelii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Chlorurus |
| Species: | C. troschelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlorurus troschelii (Bleeker, 1853)
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Chlorurus troschelii, commonly known as Troschel's parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The fish is named in honor of zoologist Franz Hermann Troschel (1810-1882)[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Choat, J.H.; Carpenter, K.E.; Rocha, L.A.; Clements, K.D.; Russell, B.; Myers, R.; Lazuardi, M.E.; Muljadi, A.; Rahardjo, P.; Pardede, S. (2012). "Chlorurus troschelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T190741A17787513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T190741A17787513.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Chlorurus troschelii" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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