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Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

(Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis)

Description

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis (commonly known as chevron tang, but also known as black surgeonfish, Hawaiian bristletooth, Hawaiian kole or Hawaiian surgeonfish) are a species of reef surgeonfish in the family Acanthuridae. They were first described by ichthyologist John Ernest Randall in 1955.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Acanthuridae
Genus:Ctenochaetus
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