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Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828) 
AphiaID: 219658

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Acanthuridae (Family) > Acanthurinae (Subfamily) > Ctenochaetus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Typetaxon of  Ctenochaetus Gill, 1884
Parent Ctenochaetus Gill, 1884
Synonymised
taxa
  Acanthurus strigosus Bennett, 1828
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los BaƱos, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English spotted surgeonfish  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Chagos [details]
Comores [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Host of  Nesippus costatus Wilson C.B., 1924 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
Note  Description: Usually solitary; inhabits coral-rich areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 5213). Is mainly diurnal (Ref. 4887). Pair spawning has been reported. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219658
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219658 on 2013-05-24
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