Chlorurus bowersi, Bower's parrotfish

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Chlorurus bowersi (Snyder, 1909)

Bower's parrotfish
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Chlorurus: Greek, chloros = green + Greek oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: George Meade Bowers (1863–1925) was a Republican politician in the House of Representatives (1916–1923). He was the United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries (1898–1903) and Director of the US Bureau of Fisheries (1903–1913). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Snyder.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 9°S, 102°E - 163°E

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Western Pacific: Philippines, Java (Indonesia), Ryukyu Islands, and Palau.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48636)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 9. Males are easily recognized by the bright orange patch. Females are similar to males but lack orange (Ref. 48636).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits channel and lagoon reef slopes, in coral-rich areas (Ref. 9710). Occurs singly (Ref. 9710).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Westneat, Mark | Colaboradores

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 16 September 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Referencia 123201): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.8 °C (based on 1301 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00834 - 0.02746), b=3.18 (3.01 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  2.0   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 41 [13, 126] mg/100g; Iron = 0.573 [0.218, 1.496] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.0, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.0559 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 37 [11, 121] μg/100g; VitaminA = 47.9 [12.0, 185.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.25 [1.00, 4.17] mg/100g (wet weight);