Twospot Bristletooth
Scientific Name: Ctenochaetus binotatus
Species: Surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae)
Other names: Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Twospot Surgeonfish, Twospot Tang, Twospot Bristletooth Tang, Blue-eye Bristletooth, Blue-eye Surgeonfish, Blue-eye Tang.
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Twospot BristletoothUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Twospot BristletoothUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Twospot BristletoothUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Twospot BristletoothUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Clam Beds - Great Barrier Reef - Australia
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Description
Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Twospot Surgeonfish, Twospot Tang, Twospot Bristletooth Tang, Blue-eye Bristletooth, Blue-eye Surgeonfish and Blue-eye Tang.
Found singly or in groups over protected reef slopes of seaward reefs and in lagoons.
Varies in colour with light.
They feed on plankton and algae.
Length - 22cm
Depth - 2-20m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
Surgeonfish have a blade like spine in the tail that points outwards when bent, unicorns have two hook-like plates along the tail, these are used for defence and are as sharp as a surgeons scalpel, hence the name "Surgeonfish".
Some species are venomous.
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The Twospot Bristletooth is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 4 times by user @fishx6
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