#2304 · 🐟 fish

Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish

Chlorurus spilurus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Wayne and Pam Osborn · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © François Libert · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
3. © Erik Schlögl · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © François Libert · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Johan Bas · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Francois Libert · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © François Libert · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
8. © Francois Libert · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © sea-kangaroo · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
10. © Claire Goiran · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Chlorurus spilurus , known commonly as the Pacific daisy parrotfish or Pacific bullethead parrotfish , is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,266iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,266 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Achille Valenciennes in 1840 (186 years ago).