Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Lined Bristletooth
Ctenochaetus striatus
Lined Bristletooth
Also known as: Striped Bristletooth, Striated Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Ctenochaetus striatus
Size: 5 to 10 in. (13 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
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. striatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219659🔗
iNaturalist ID: 180389🔗

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