Scientific Name
Chlorurus frontalis  
Pronounce  
Chlorurus frontalis高額綠鸚哥魚
by: ©Randall, John E.
Author (Valenciennes, 1840) Depth 2 - 40M
Chinese 高額綠鸚哥魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鸚哥魚科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F414 Scaridae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 高額綠鸚嘴魚 
Max Length 50 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 鸚哥 
Distribution in World Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan South 
Habitats Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Strong I. [Oualan I.], Caroline Is. 
Synonyms Scarus frontalis   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Fishbase(2006);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);Review and doubtful species of Scaridae of Taiwan(Liao et al., 2004)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1839 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 Liao, U. C. etc. 2004 
Specimen List
Common Name Tan-faced parrotfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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