Orangetip Bristletooth
Ctenochaetus tominiensis
Also known as: Bristletooth Tomini Tang, Doctorfish, Flamefin Tang, Lancetfish, Orange-tipped Bristletooth, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish, Tomini Bristletooth, Tomini Bristletooth Tang, Tomini Surgeonfish, Tomini Tang, Yellowtip Bristletooth
- Bristletooth Tomini Tang
- Doctorfish
- Flamefin Tang
- Lancetfish
- Orange-tipped Bristletooth
- Thorntail
- Thorntail Fish
- Tomini Bristletooth
- Tomini Bristletooth Tang
- Tomini Surgeonfish
- Tomini Tang
- Yellowtip Bristletooth
Overview
Found singly or in small schools, over steep coral drop-offs of sheltered reefs rich in coral growth.
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Central Pacific
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Found singly or in small schools, over steep coral drop-offs of sheltered reefs rich in coral growth.
Adult photos 9
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