Sea fish
Spectacled parrotfish
Chlorurus perspicillatus
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- Habitat
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Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Rarely caught on a line from the shore.
Depth
1–71 m
mostly 3–30 m
Water temperature
24–30.8 °C
ideal 25–26.6 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
34.1–36.1 ‰
Shore types
- Shoal / reef
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Rock
- Seaweed
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type medium, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Chlorurus perspicillatus
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Spectacled parrotfish
