Location: Big Island, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Ctenochaetus (Genus)
└C. hawaiiensis (Species)
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