- Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
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Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Acanthuridae Genus: Ctenochaetus Species: C. hawaiiensis Binomial name Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Randall, 1955Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis 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.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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