Spotted bristletooth

  Tropical reef fish

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Spotted bristletooth

Scientific name:
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Family:
Acanthuridae
Class:
Actinopterygii
Phylum:
Chordata
Year of description:
Bennett, 1828
IUCN Status:
Least Concern
Distribution:

Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island.

Habitat:

Coral reefs, rocky and detrital bottoms, between 1 and 113 metres deep.

Size:

Up to 15 cm.

Diet:

Detritivore.

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