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Ctenochaetus

Ctenochaetus strigosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Acanthuridae
Genus:	Ctenochaetus T. N. Gill, 1884
Species
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Ctenochaetus, or bristletooth tangs, is a genus of fish in the Acanthuridae family.

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Ctenochaetus binotatus J. E. Randall, 1955 (Twospot surgeonfish)
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus J. E. Randall & Clements, 2001
Ctenochaetus flavicauda Fowler, 1938
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis J. E. Randall, 1955 (Chevron tang)
Ctenochaetus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Striped-fin surgeonfish)
Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Striated surgeonfish)
Ctenochaetus strigosus (E. T. Bennett, 1828) (Kole Tang)
Ctenochaetus tominiensis J. E. Randall, 1955 (Tomini surgeonfish)
Ctenochaetus truncatus J. E. Randall & Clements, 2001

References

^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ctenochaetus in FishBase. December 2012 version.

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