Ctenochaetus
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Genus: | Ctenochaetus
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9 recognized species, see article. |
Ctenochaetus, or bristletooth tangs, is a genus of fish in the Acanthuridae family.
It contains the following nine species, listed alphabetically:[1]
- Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955 – Twospot surgeonfish
- Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus Randall & Clements, 2001
- Ctenochaetus flavicauda Fowler, 1938
- Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis (Randall, 1955) Chevron tang
- Ctenochaetus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1835) – Striped-fin surgeonfish
- Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) – Striated surgeonfish
- Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828) – Kole Tang
- Ctenochaetus tominiensis Randall, 1955 – Tomini surgeonfish
- Ctenochaetus truncatus Randall & Clements, 2001
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). Species of Ctenochaetus in FishBase. February 2008 version.