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Bristletooth Tangs
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Bristletooth Tangs

Ctenochaetus

Ctenochaetus, or bristletooth tangs, is a genus of fish in the family Acanthuridae.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Lined Bristletooth

speciesCtenochaetus striatus

Goldring Surgeonfish

speciesCtenochaetus strigosus

Twospot Bristletooth

speciesCtenochaetus binotatus

Indian Gold-ring Bristletooth

speciesCtenochaetus truncatus

Bluelip Bristletooth

speciesCtenochaetus cyanocheilus

Orange-tip Bristletooth

speciesCtenochaetus tominiensis

Blue-spotted Bristletooth

speciesCtenochaetus marginatus

Hawaiian Bristletooth

speciesCtenochaetus hawaiiensis

Whitetail Bristletooth

speciesCtenochaetus flavicauda

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47618.