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Striated Surgeonfish

Ctenochaetus striatus

Also known as: Bristletooth Orange Stripe, Bristletooth Surgeonfish Striated Tang, Bristletooth Tang, Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish, Doctorfish, Fine-lined Bristletooth, Lancetfish, Lined Bristletooth, Orange-dotted Bristletooth, Orange Stripe Kole Tang, Striped Bristletooth, Striped Bristletooth Surgeonfish, Striped Bristletooth Tang, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2012
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · February 20071 / 5

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Juveniles have 8 to 12 pale stripes slanting down and back along the body. Newly settled young can arrive in huge numbers and swarm over the reef for a few weeks.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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RANGE
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Juvenile photos 5

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyAcanthuridae
    6. genusCtenochaetus
    7. speciesCtenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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