Distribution: from Eastern Africa to the Andaman Sea, Indonesia and Cocos.
Replaced by closely related Chlorurus microrhinos in the Pacific Ocean and Chlorurus gibbus in the Red Sea.
at Filitheyo (Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish) © hoppingmouse
at Pulau Soyak (Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish) © anne
at Embudu (Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish) © maminise
at Anse Patate (Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish) © reisedachs
at Biyadhoo (Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish) © chris-burton
at Félicité Island (Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish)
at Vilamendhoo (Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish) © dominique
at Baie Lazare (Indian Ocean steephead parrotfish)
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