Lined Bristletooth

Scientific Name: Ctenochaetus striatus
Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae
Maximum Size: 26cm
Identification: Dark brown with numerous orange spots on head and blue lines on body; may display a small black spot at rear base of dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups; one of most abundant reef fishes.
Hide-out: Lagoon and seaward reefs to 35m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Indonesia, Micronesia and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.