Chlorurus bleekeri
Bleeker's Parrotfish
As recorded: Scarus bleekeri (de Beaufort, 1940)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, B. Goldman, and L. GoldmanGerald R. Allen →B. Goldman →L. Goldman →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- July 24, 1973
- Locality
- Alite Reef; lagoon
- Island
- Alite Reef
- Depth
- 15 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 24, 1973, J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, B. Goldman, and L. Goldman also collected 6 other specimens.
Chlorurus bleekeri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,126 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Fitzroy Island, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Klungkung
(c) appol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Central Visayas, PH
(c) 奇拉, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chlorurus bleekeri. BPBM 16201. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38592528. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16201.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38592528 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026