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Striped Bristletooth

Ctenochaetus striatus

Classification

Ctenochaetus striatus, the striated surgeonfish, lined bristletooth, fine-lined bristletooth or striped bristletooth, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. Taxonomy Ctenochaetus striatus was first formally described as Acanthurus striatus in 1825 by the French naturalists Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard with its type locality given as Guam in the Marianas Islands.

Distribution

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France · 1,436United States of America · 116United Kingdom · 4