WoRMS taxon details
Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955
219655 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219655)
accepted
Species
Ctenochaetus oculocoeruleus Fourmanoir, 1966 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Randall, J. E. (1955). A revision of the surgeon fish genus Ctenochaetus, family Acanthuridae, with descriptions of five new species. <em>Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society.</em> 40 (pt 4, 15): 149-166, Pls. 1-2. [details]
Description Inhabits coral and rubble areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs. Feed by scooping film of detritus and unicellular algae...
Description Inhabits coral and rubble areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs. Feed by scooping film of detritus and unicellular algae (e.g. dinoflagellate @Gambierdiscus toxicus@) that produce ciguatera toxin making this species of @Ctenochaetus@ a key link in the ciguatera food chain (Ref. 1602). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219655 on 2025-07-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Randall, J. E. (1955). A revision of the surgeon fish genus Ctenochaetus, family Acanthuridae, with descriptions of five new species. <em>Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society.</em> 40 (pt 4, 15): 149-166, Pls. 1-2. [details]
original description (of Ctenochaetus oculocoeruleus Fourmanoir, 1966) Fourmanoir, P. (1966). Trois espèces nouvelles de poissons perciformes du Viet-Nam et de la Réunion. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2).</em> 38(3): 217–222. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Ctenochaetus oculocoeruleus Fourmanoir, 1966) Fourmanoir, P. (1966). Trois espèces nouvelles de poissons perciformes du Viet-Nam et de la Réunion. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2).</em> 38(3): 217–222. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits coral and rubble areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs. Feed by scooping film of detritus and unicellular algae (e.g. dinoflagellate @Gambierdiscus toxicus@) that produce ciguatera toxin making this species of @Ctenochaetus@ a key link in the ciguatera food chain (Ref. 1602). [details]
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ctenochaetus binotatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctenochaetus oculocoeruleus Fourmanoir, 1966)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Ctenochaetus binotatus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ctenochaetus binotatus USNM 136125 ype radiograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ctenochaetus binotatus USNM 403211 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ctenochaetus binotatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctenochaetus oculocoeruleus Fourmanoir, 1966)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Ctenochaetus binotatus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (51 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ctenochaetus binotatus USNM 136125 ype radiograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ctenochaetus binotatus USNM 403211 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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