Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hawaiian Bristletooth
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Hawaiian Bristletooth
Also known as: Black Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 30-140 ft. (10-43 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Micronesia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Ctenochaetus (Genus)
       └C. hawaiiensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277561🔗
iNaturalist ID: 122516🔗

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