---
title: "Indian Bullethead Parrotfish"
description: "Chlorurus sordidus — Fish. Chlorurus sordidus, commonly known as the daisy parrotfish or bullethead parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/indian-bullethead-parrotfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Bullethead Parrotfish

> Chlorurus sordidus — Fish. Chlorurus sordidus, commonly known as the daisy parrotfish  or bullethead parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.

- Scientific name: *Chlorurus sordidus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2812
- Wikidata: [Q2249706](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2249706)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68028](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68028)

## Names

- en: Indian Bullethead Parrotfish
- de: Kugelkopf-Papageifisch
- fr: Perroquet marguerite

## Countries with the most observations

EG (1201), MV (265), SC (121), SA (98), TH (96), KE (67), MU (57), TZ (54), IL (41), MM (37), IN (29), OM (29)

## Summary

Chlorurus sordidus, commonly known as the daisy parrotfish  or bullethead parrotfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorurus_sordidus

## Photo

![Indian Bullethead Parrotfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-bullethead-parrotfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nick Blewden · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262303933

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-bullethead-parrotfish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).