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Lined bristletooth
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lined bristletooth

Ctenochaetus striatus

Also called Cirujano estriado

Grows to
26 cm (10 in)
Group
Fish
Family
Acanthuridae

Safety

Can cutKeep clear. The blade by its tail is sharp.

Where to see it

Known from Egyptian Red Sea, Gili Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Komodo, Maldives, Palau, Philippines, Phuket and the Similans and Raja Ampat.

Source: GBIF.

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