Ctenochaetus | |
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Ctenochaetus strigosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Tribe: | Acanthurini |
Genus: | Ctenochaetus T. N. Gill, 1884 |
Type species | |
Acanthurus strigosus E. T. Bennett 1828[1]
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Species | |
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Synonyms[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.