Scientific Name
Chlorurus oedema
Common Name
Knothead parrotfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 9. Head with a hump, right above eye and vertically abrupt to snout. Median predorsal scales 3. Cheek with 3 scale rows (upper and middle rows 5, lower 1 or 2).