Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Bluelipped Bristletooth
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
Bluelipped Bristletooth
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Ctenochaetus (Genus)
       └C. cyanocheilus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277559🔗
iNaturalist ID: 187280🔗

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