Ctenochaetus flavicauda

(Fowler, 1938)

Vernacular names
English : Whitetail bristletooth
French : Poisson-chirurgien à queue blanche

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Acanthuriformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Acanthuridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Slightly protruding lips, eye with yellow contour. Flanks color orange to red-orange with thin light blue to violet horizontal lines. Light dotting around face, blue snout, conspicuous white tail fin.

Range and habitat
Central Pacific ocean, around US Minor Islands, Line, Society, Rapa and Austral islands. Found near coral reefs, from shallow waters to at least 30 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is relatively common within its range. It is locally caught for the trade but this doesn’t seem to be a threat at this time. It occurs in protected areas.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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