Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Chlorurus strongylocephalus, commonly known as the steephead parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a parrotfish from the family Scaridae which is native to the Indian Ocean, where it lives in coral reefs. Its range extends from the Gulf of Aden and Socotra down the coast of East Africa as far south as Mozambique and across the Indian Ocean to western Indonesia. The species forms a species complex with Chlorurus gibbus of the Red Sea and Chlorurus microrhinos of the west-central Pacific.
Wikipedia contributors, Chlorurus strongylocephalus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:19:25.840996+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1855)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Chlorurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyScarinae Rafinesque, 1810
- tribeScarini Rafinesque, 1810
- genusChlorurus Swainson, 1839
- speciesChlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chlorurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorurus genazonatus (Randall & Bruce, 1983) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker, 1854) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes, 1840) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacepède, 1802) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus atrilunula (Randall & Bruce, 1983) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus perspicillatus (Steindachner, 1879) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus capistratoides (Bleeker, 1847) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus spilurus (Valenciennes, 1840) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus troschelii (Bleeker, 1853) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlorurus oedema (Snyder, 1909) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scarus strongylocephalus Bleeker, 1855 Bleeker, 1855 | synonym |
| Chlorurus strongycephalus (Bleeker, 1855) (Bleeker, 1855) | synonym |
| Callyodon strongylocephalus (Bleeker, 1855) (Bleeker, 1855) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219086 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XYWJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.