Chlorurus bowersi | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Chlorurus bowersi (Snyder, 1909)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Perciformes

Family » Labridae: Scarinae

Genus » Chlorurus

Species » bowersi

Chlorurus bowersi (Snyder, 1909)
(Bower's parrotfish)

Description » Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 20 m . Tropical; 30°N - 9°S, 102°E - 163°E

Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed;

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Males are easily recognized by the bright orange patch. Females are similar to males but lack orange . Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
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Locality/Distribution » [Maconacon, Isabela]

Collectors/Field Observers » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Collection Code » []

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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