Blue Spotted Bristletooth

Lower lip papillate posteriorly. Gill rakers on anterior row 26-29, on posterior row 34-37. Has brilliant blue spots covering the head, body, and pectoral fins and blue longitudinal pinstripes on the dorsal, anal and caudal fins (Ref 1602). Anterior dorsal soft rays longer than posterior (Ref 42056).

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 29; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 24 - 26

Inhabits shallow seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Small schools may also be found in relatively turbulent waters of the surge zone (Ref. 9267). Roving herbivore (Ref. 57615).

Inhabits shallow seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Small schools may also be found in relatively turbulent waters of the surge zone (Ref. 9267). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on film algae (Ref. 89972).

aquarium: commercial

Ctenochaetus marginatus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. It was first named by Achille Valenciennes in 1835, and is commonly known as the striped-fin surgeonfish, the blue-spotted bristletooth, or the bluespotted surgeonfish. It is used in aquariums.