Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840)

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Robert K. Whitton Saturday, July 30, 2005 Cook Island [Kiribati (Country)]
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Robert K. Whitton Thursday, February 15, 2024 Wake Island (Atoll) [United States of America]
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Robert K. Whitton Thursday, February 15, 2024 Wake Island (Atoll) [United States of America]
Valenciennes 1840 described frontalis on page 280 in the 1840 book, "Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des malacoptérygiens", originally placing the species in the genus Scarus Forsskål, 1775.

Other Authors using this species concept:
  • In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Chlorurus frontalis
  • Page 280 In Cuvier, Georges & A. Valenciennes. 1840 Book Suite du livre seizième. Labroïdes. Livre dix-septième. Des malacoptérygiens i-xxii, [1-2], 1-464, [1-4], pls. 389-420 as Scarus frontalis
  • Page 209,134D,301 In Myers, Robert F. 1999 Book Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192 as Chlorurus frontalis
  • Page 1 In Allen, Gerald R. 2005 Report Reef Fishes of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Final Report prepared for the Pohnpei Rapid Ecological Assessment. Conservation Society of Pohnpei. Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. 19 as Chlorurus frontalis
  • Page 449 In Randall, John E. 2005 Book Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands 1-707,i-xii as Chlorurus frontalis
  • Page 74 In Lobel, Phillip S. & Lisa K. Lobel. 2004 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the fishes of Wake Atoll 65-90 as Chlorurus frontalis

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
 Superphylum Deuterostomia
  Phylum Chordata
   Subphylum Craniata
    Superclass Gnathostomata
     Class Actinopterygii
      Order Perciformes
       Suborder Labroidei
        Family Scaridae
         Genus Chlorurus
          Species frontalis

Locations

Evidence

10 VideoRecordings
4 StillImages
7 Observations
23 References
2-25m

Associated Organisms

Taxa Identified As Location Evidence Type Event Date Observers/Collectors Determiners Min Depth Max Depth
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Paris Point Shallows Video Recording 06/19/2005 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 3m 3m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Paris Point Shallows Video Recording 06/19/2005 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 3m 3m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Lone Star Wreck Video Recording 06/19/2005 John L. Earle Robert K. Whitton 2m 2m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Lone Star Wreck Video Recording 06/19/2005 John L. Earle Robert K. Whitton 2m 2m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) North of Satellite Station Video Recording 06/20/2005 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 3m 3m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Cook Island Video Recording 07/30/2005 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 5m 5m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Cook Island Video Recording 07/30/2005 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 5m 5m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Cook Island Video Recording 07/30/2005 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 6m 6m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Oponohu Bay Observation 01/04/2012 Robert K. Whitton John L. Earle 3m 3m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Society Islands Reference 12/31/1985 Page(s) m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Society Islands Reference 12/31/2007 Page(s) m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Tuamotu Islands Reference 12/31/1985 Page(s) m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Tuamotu Islands Reference 12/31/2005 Page(s) m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Tuamotu Islands Reference 12/31/2007 Page(s) m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Austral Islands Reference 12/31/1985 Page(s) m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Austral Islands Reference 12/31/2007 Page(s) m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Matavera Observation 11/15/1992 John L. Earle John L. Earle m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) South Point Observation 07/13/2013 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Palau Islands Reference 01/01/1999 Myers 1999 Page(s) 301 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia Coral Graphics,Barrigada, Guam. Third edition, revised and expanded Edition: i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Kosrae Reference 12/31/1999 Myers 1999 Page(s) 301 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia Coral Graphics,Barrigada, Guam. Third edition, revised and expanded Edition: i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Southern Mariana Islands Reference 12/31/1999 Myers 1999 Page(s) 301 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia Coral Graphics,Barrigada, Guam. Third edition, revised and expanded Edition: i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Northern Mariana Islands Reference 12/31/1999 Myers 1999 Page(s) 301 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia Coral Graphics,Barrigada, Guam. Third edition, revised and expanded Edition: i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Marshall Islands Reference 01/01/1999 Myers 1999 Page(s) 301 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia Coral Graphics,Barrigada, Guam. Third edition, revised and expanded Edition: i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Wake Island (Atoll) Reference 12/31/1999 Myers 1999 Page(s) 301 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia Coral Graphics,Barrigada, Guam. Third edition, revised and expanded Edition: i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Ahnd (Ant) Atoll Observation 07/10/2014 Robert K. Whitton John L. Earle 3m 3m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Ahnd (Ant) Atoll Video Recording 07/10/2014 John L. Earle John L. Earle 4m 4m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Gorgonian Buttress Video Recording 07/03/2014 Richard L. Pyle Richard L. Pyle 7m 7m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Senyavin (Ponape) Islands Reference 12/31/2005 Allen 2005 Page(s) 1 Reef Fishes of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Final Report prepared for the Pohnpei Rapid Ecological Assessment. Conservation Society of Pohnpei. Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. 19. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Ryukyu Islands Reference 12/31/2005 Randall 2005 Page(s) 449 Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.: 1-707,i-xii. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Great Barrier Reef Reference 12/31/2005 Randall 2005 Page(s) 449 Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.: 1-707,i-xii. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Micronesia Reference 12/31/2005 Randall 2005 Page(s) 449 Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.: 1-707,i-xii. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Line Islands Reference 12/31/2005 Randall 2005 Page(s) 449 Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.: 1-707,i-xii. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Tuamotu Islands Reference 12/31/2005 Randall 2005 Page(s) 449 Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.: 1-707,i-xii. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Pitcairn Islands Reference 12/31/2005 Randall 2005 Page(s) 449 Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.: 1-707,i-xii. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Kosrae Reference 12/31/2005 Randall 2005 Page(s) 449 Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.: 1-707,i-xii. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Marshall Islands Reference 12/31/2005 Randall 2005 Page(s) 449 Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.: 1-707,i-xii. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Wake Island (Atoll) Reference 12/31/2004 Lobel & Lobel 2004 Page(s) 74 Annotated checklist of the fishes of Wake Atoll Pacific Science 58(1): 65-90. m m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Wake Island (Atoll) Still Image 02/12/2024 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 5m 5m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Wake Island (Atoll) Still Image 02/13/2024 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 5m 25m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Wake Island (Atoll) Observation 02/17/2024 John L. Earle John L. Earle 6m 6m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Wake Island (Atoll) Still Image 02/13/2024 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 10m 10m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Wake Island (Atoll) Still Image 02/13/2024 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 17m 17m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Wake Island (Atoll) Observation 02/22/2024 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 10m 10m
Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840) Chlorurus frontalis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Wake Island (Atoll) Observation 02/22/2024 John L. Earle John L. Earle 5m 7m
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