Ctenochaetus
Ctenochaetus | |
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Ctenochaetus strigosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Subfamily: | Acanthurinae |
Genus: | Ctenochaetus T. N. Gill, 1884 |
Species | |
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Ctenochaetus, or bristletooth tangs, is a genus of fish in the family Acanthuridae.
Species[]
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ctenochaetus binotatus J. E. Randall, 1955 (Twospot surgeonfish)
- Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus J. E. Randall & , 2001
- Ctenochaetus flavicauda Fowler, 1938
- Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis J. E. Randall, 1955 (Chevron tang)
- Ctenochaetus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Striped-fin surgeonfish)
- Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Striated surgeonfish)
- Ctenochaetus strigosus (E. T. Bennett, 1828) (Kole Tang)
- Ctenochaetus tominiensis J. E. Randall, 1955 (Tomini surgeonfish)
- Ctenochaetus truncatus J. E. Randall & , 2001
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ctenochaetus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Categories:
- Acanthuridae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Theodore Gill
- Acanthuridae stubs