Acanthuridae

Striped-fin surgeonfish

Ctenochaetus marginatus

Acanthurid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Ctenochaetus marginatus, the blue-spotted bristletooth, blue-spotted surgeonfish or striped-fin surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the biology Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. The blue-spotted bristletooth is found in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.