Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
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| Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Ctenochaetus |
| Species: | C. hawaiiensis |
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| Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis Randall, 1955 |
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Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis also known as Chevron tang is a Tang from the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 25 cm in length. As a juvenile it is a yellow to orange color with purple markings, as an adult it is dark brown with light colored fine horizontal striping.
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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