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Hawaiian Bristletooth

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

Classification

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis (common names include chevron tang, black surgeonfish, Hawaiian bristletooth, Hawaiian kole and Hawaiian surgeonfish) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae. It is found in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis was first formally described in 1955 by the American ichthyologist John Ernest Randall with its type locality given as the entrance to Keauhou Bay on Hawaii Island.

Distribution

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