Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Twospot Bristletooth
Ctenochaetus binotatus
Twospot Bristletooth
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Ctenochaetus binotatus
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 30-150 ft. (10-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, Taiwan, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Ctenochaetus (Genus)
       └C. binotatus (Species)

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