Chlorurus troschelii Troschel's parrotfish

Chlorurus troscheliiis commonly referred to as Troschel's parrotfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 4500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Copyright J. E. Randall, Foto: Menjangen Island, Bali, Indonesien

23cm
Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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Scientific:: Chlorurus troschelii
German:: Troschel's Papageifisch
English:: Troschel's Parrotfish

Category:: Parrotfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Chlorurus (Genus) > troschelii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bleeker, ), 1853

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, Indonesia, Java, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatra, Thailand, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands
Sea depth:: 5 - 25 Meter
Size:: up to 13.78" (35 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C)
Food:: Algae, Frozen Food (large sort)
Tank:: 989.9 gal (~ 4500L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-11-25 10:38:12
Last edit:: 2019-11-28 10:42:00

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Chlorurus troschelii are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Chlorurus troschelii, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Chlorurus troschelii, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Chlorurus troschelii (Bleeker, 1853)
Troschel's parrotfish

Inhabits clear shallow seaward reefs, in areas with high coral cover

Synonymised names:
Pseudoscarus rhoduropterus Bleeker, 1861
Pseudoscarus troscheli (Bleeker, 1853)
Scarus rhoduropterus (Bleeker, 1861)
Scarus troschelii Bleeker, 1853
Xanothon rhoduropterus (Bleeker, 1861)

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scaridae (Family) > Scarinae (Subfamily) > Chlorurus (Genus) > Chlorurus troschelii (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Semiadult

Copyright J. E. Randall, Foto: Menjangen Island, Bali, Indonesien

Commonly

Chlorurus troschelii (c) by Bo Davidsson

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