Family : Scaridae (Parrotfishes) , subfamily: Scarinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Heavybeak parrotfish
Fish Name : Chlorurus gibbus
Max size : 70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573); max. published weight: 4,000 g (Ref. 3488); max. reported age: 14 years
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22; tmax=14)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea. The species complex comprise of Chlorurus gibbus in the Red Sea, Chlorurus strongylocephalus in the Indian Ocean and Chlorurus microrhinos in the west-central Pacific.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Usually in groups on the outer reef (Ref. 30573). Caught with nets, and other types of artisanal gears
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : reports of ciguatera poisoning , Legrand, A.-M., M. Fukui, P. Cruchet, Y. Ishibashi and T. Yasumoto. 1990
Coordinator : Westneat, Mark
Main Ref : Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall. 2000. (Ref. 35918)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : misidentification
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses