Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Goldring Surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Goldring Surgeonfish
Also known as: Spotted Surgeonfish, Goldring Bristletooth
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Ctenochaetus strigosus
Size: 3 to 6 in. (8 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 5-200 ft. (2-60 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Ctenochaetus (Genus)
       └C. strigosus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219658🔗
iNaturalist ID: 47617🔗

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