STRIATED SURGEONFISH

Ctenochaetus striatus

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825)

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        Ctenochaetus +
        
        Striated surgeonfish
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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, Ref. 48637. 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.

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