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Classification
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| Latin name : |
Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) |
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Acanthuridae ( Surgeonfishes ) |
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Chirurgien rayé
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Striated surgeonfish
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Identification
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| Main identification characters |
Max size: 26.0 cm.
Body dark olive-brown. Orange spots on head. Pectoral fin yellowish, caudal and ventral fins brown, anterior part of caudal fin pale. Each side of caudal peduncle with sharp, forward-pointing erectile spine which folds down into a horizontal groove.
Juveniles with 8 - 12 pale stipes inclining downward and backwards on body. Teeth movable, slender, tips incurved and expanded.
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Biology
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| Feed |
| Feeds on surface film of blue-green algae and diatoms (making this species a key link in the ciguatera food chain) as well as on various small invertebrates. |
| Cycle of life / Reproduction |
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| Interaction with other species |
| Ciguatera poisoning |
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Distribution
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| Habitat |
Coral |
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| Inhabits reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of over 30 m. Occurs over coral, rock, pavement, or rubble substrates. May occur singly or in small to very large, often mixed-species aggregations. |
| Geographical distribution |
| Indo-Pacific: throughout the region excluding the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Easter islands. Record from Baker Island (US Minor Islands) based on a photograph. Also absent from Malden and Jarvis islands. Austral, Rapa, Line and Society islands. |
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Data sheet written by Sealifecenter , 21/01/2005
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