Chlorurus frontalis

(Valenciennes, 1840)

Pacific Slopehead Parrotfish

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Southern Japan to the Line and Ducie Islands, and south to the Great Barrier Reef.

Size: 20 inches (50 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits reef flats and seaward reefs and usually found at depths between 30 – 130 feet (10 – 40 m) where it feeds mainly on algae.

General Husbandry: Has an overall darkish green body. Not normally collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Labroidei

Family: Scaridae

Subfamily: Scarinae

Genus: Chlorurus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Food fish in local areas.