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Spectacled parrotfish

Chlorurus perspicillatus

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Spectacled parrotfish
Habitat
Resif · kayalık

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

Spectacled parrotfish
Scientific name
Chlorurus perspicillatus
Water type
Saltwater
Other names
Spectacled parrotfish

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