Lined Bristletooth, Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Other Names: Fine-lined Bristletooth, Striated Surgeonfish, Striped Bristletooth, Striped Bristle-tooth
A Lined Bristletooth, Ctenochaetus striatus, at Peleliu, Koror Island, Palau. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A greenish-brown bristletooth with wavy blue lines, and small orange spots on the head.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Ctenochaetus striatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2192
Lined Bristletooth, Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
References
Tebbett, S.B., Goatley, C.H.R. & Bellwood, D.R. (2017) Clarifying functional roles: algal removal by the surgeonfishes Ctenochaetus striatus and Acanthurus nigrofuscus. Coral Reefs doi:10.1007/s00338-017-1571-z Abstract
