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'''''Ctenochaetus''''', or '''bristletooth tangs''', is a genus of [[fish]] |
'''''Ctenochaetus''''', or '''bristletooth tangs''', is a [[genus]] of marine [[ray-finned fish]] belonging to the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Acanthuridae]], which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. These fishes are found in the [[Indo-Pacific]] region. They have many, small flexible teeth and some species have the common name bristletooth. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Tribe: | Acanthurini |
| Genus: | Ctenochaetus T. N. Gill, 1884 |
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| Acanthurus strigosus E. T. Bennett 1828[1]
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Ctenochaetus, or bristletooth tangs, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. These fishes are found in the Indo-Pacific region. They have many, small flexible teeth and some species have the common name bristletooth.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Ctenochaetus binotatus J. E. Randall, 1955 (Twospot surgeonfish)
- Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus J. E. Randall & Clements, 2001 (Short-tail bristle-tooth)
- Ctenochaetus flavicauda Fowler, 1938 (whitetail bristletooth)
- 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 (Indian gold-ring bristle-tooth)
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acanthuridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ctenochaetus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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