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Marine Fishes |
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Order: Perciformes (Perch-likes) |
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Family: Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, Tangs,
Unicornfishes) |
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Ctenochaetus striatus , Common Bristle-toothed
Tang,Striated Surgeonfish |
The Lined Bristletooth is brown with fine blue lines on t he
body, dorsal and anal fins . There are orange-yellow dots
surrounding the eye and on the nape.
The genus name Ctenochaetus comes from the Greek words cteno
(comb) and chaeto (hair or bristles) and refers to the teeth.
Size range
The Lined Bristletooth grows to 26 cm in length.
Distribution
It occurs in marine tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. |
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