Blue-lipped Bristletooth
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
Also known as: Bluelip Bristletooth, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Reef Tang, Short-tail Bristletooth, Straited Surgeonfish, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish, Twospot Surgeonfish, Yelloweye Bristletooth
- Bluelip Bristletooth
- Doctorfish
- Lancetfish
- Reef Tang
- Short-tail Bristletooth
- Straited Surgeonfish
- Thorntail
- Thorntail Fish
- Twospot Surgeonfish
- Yelloweye Bristletooth
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Overview
Found singly or in small schools, around upper parts of reef slopes, over inner and outer 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
- Head & Mouth
- yellow eye ring
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Habitat & where to find it
Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Western Pacific
- Country only · 5
Found singly or in small schools, around upper parts of reef slopes, over inner and outer reefs, rich in coral growth.
Adult photos 5
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