In the spotlight
Un retour à l'océan pour Ripple, la tortue caouanne
La tortue caouanne, recueillie par Nausicaá en janvier 2026 retrouve l'océan après un séjour au centre de soins de l'Aquarium La Rochelle.
Identity card
Striated surgeonfish
- Scientific name:
- Ctenochaetus striatus
- Family:
- Acanthuridae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Tropical Indo-Pacific: from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Tuamotu Islands, north to southern Japan.
- Habitat:
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Coral reefs, shoals, lagoons and outer slopes, between 1 and 35 metres deep.
- Size:
Up to 26 cm.
- Diet:
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Organic particles, algae and microorganisms.
