Ctenochaetus striatus - Wikipedia
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, unicoornfishes and tangs This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Orange Stripe Bristletooth Tang, Ctenochaetus cf. striatus: …
The Orange Stripe Bristletooth Tang is the only member of the genus to be found extending as far as the Red Sea. It has orange spots along an olive body with wavy blue lines extending head to tail. Ctenochaetus tangs have a protruding mouth with bristle-like teeth they can move individually in order to sift, sort, and scrape in search of food.
Ctenochaetus striatus - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
Ctenochaetus striatus has a wide range across the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the coast of eastern Africa from the Red Sea south to Aliwal Shoal off South Africa. They are then found across the Indian Ocean, although not on the mainland coast of South Asia between the Gulf of Oman and the Bay of Bengal, and into the Pacific Ocean east to ...
Striped Bristletooth - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
striped bristletooth. Kingdom. Animalia. Location in Taxonomic Tree . Genus. Ctenochaetus. Species. Ctenochaetus striatus. Identification Numbers. TSN: 172308. Geography. Launch Interactive Map. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
Ctenochaetus striatus (Orange Stripe Bristletooth Tang) - Reef App
How to keep Orange Stripe Bristletooth Tang in an aquarium. Get some tips on how to care for Ctenochaetus striatus in captivity and a list of good references for further studies.
Lined Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Bali Wildlife
Very fine horizontal stripes, brow region with small orange spots. Size : 26 cm. Habitat : In lagoons and outreefs, 1-30 m. Alone or in groups. Grazes off sand and hard grounds on blue and diatom algae, is thereby frequently ciguatoxic. Distribution : Red Sea to South Africa, SW Japan, Micronesia and French Polynesia.
Ctenochaetus striatus - The Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Description » (Wikipedia) 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, unicoornfishes and tangs This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Ctenochaetus striatus - Fine-lined tang - Reef Life Survey
Olive-brown with spots on upper half of face, grading to lines on body, and a strongly lunate tail. Lack of spots above and below tail base distinguish it from C. binotatus (Twospot Surgeonfish), C. cyanocheilus (Yelloweye Bristletooth), Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Dusky Surgeonfish) and A. nigroris (Greyhead Surgeonfish). Very common.
Cook Islands Biodiversity : Ctenochaetus striatus - Striped Bristletooth
KEY FEATURES: To 20cm SL, changing between dark brown and light grey; pale orange spots on upper head; body with narrow pale blue stripes. JUV. to 12cm, body bright blue with ~9 narrow red stripes.. NOTE: The most common surgeonfish. Uses its bristle-like teeth to feed on fine organic sediment on sand and rocks, where it also intakes the ...
Ctenochaetus striatus - Fishes of Australia
A Lined Bristletooth, Ctenochaetus striatus, at Peleliu, Koror Island, Palau. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike. A greenish-brown bristletooth with wavy blue lines, and small orange spots on the head.