In the spotlight
Meet the octopus at Nausicaá
A common octopus has just joined the ‘Mankind and Shores‘ exhibition.
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.
