Distribution: from Indonesia and Philippines to southern Japan, Pitcairn, Rapa and Lord Howe.
Replaced by closely related Chlorurus strongylocephalus in the Indian Ocean.
at Genting Point (Malaysia) © anne
at Lady Elliot Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef) © skinsmom
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia)
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Norman Reef (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef)
at Opal Reef (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef)
at Green Island (Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef)
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