Chlorurus capistratoides (Bleeker, 1847)

Common Names

Chlorurus capistratoides is commonly known as the Indian parrotfish or the pink-margined parrotfish.

Taxonomy

It is a marine ray-finned parrotfish belonging to the family Scaridae.

Native Range

This species is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, and it lives on coral reefs.

Schooling Behavior

It forms small schools, which frequently mix with other fish species.

Foraging Habitat

These schools forage across corals in clear coastal and inner reefs that have abundant algal and coral growth.

Diet

Chlorurus capistratoides feeds on filamentous algae.