Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labroidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei

Familia: Scaridae
Subfamilia: Scarinae
Genus: Chlorurus
Species: Chlorurus atrilunula

Name

Chlorurus atrilunula (Randall & Bruce, 1983)

Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 7749. [Paratypes: BMNH 1980.2.15.181 (1, only jaws and pharyngeal mill), BPBM 26456 (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 7748 (2), USNM 226362 (1)].

Type locality: Shimoni, Kenya.

Synonyms

References

  • Randall, J.E. & R.W. Bruce 1983: The parrotfishes of the subfamily Scarinae of the western Indian Ocean with descriptions of three new species. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 47: 1–39, col. Pls. 1-6.
  • Bellwood, D.R. 2001: Family Scaridae. In: Carpenter & Niem 2001. Species identification guide for fishery purposes. Bony fishes part 4. 6: 3468–3492, Pls. VI-XIV.
  • Chlorurus atrilunula in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 06/2022.

Vernacular names

English: Bluemoon Parrotfish
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