Scientific name: Chlorurus spilurus
Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Eupercaria → Family Scaridae → Subfamily Scarinae → Genus Chlorurus
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine Life → Fish → Parrotfishes
Bullethead parrotfish can be distinguished by their symmetric top and bottom jaws.
Older juveniles have pairs of spots on their sides. Young juveniles are striped.
At night, bullethead parrotfish hide under rocks or coral and cover themselves in a mucus cocoon. This may make it harder for predators to smell them.
Chlorurus sordidus is the equivalent species present in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
