Scientific Name	Ctenochaetus striatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	漣紋櫛齒刺尾鯛	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	櫛齒刺尾魚
Max Length	26 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	正吊、漣剝、倒吊(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Guam
Synonyms	Acanthurus argenteus, Acanthurus ctenodon, Acanthurus flavoguttatus, Acanthurus ketlitzii, Acanthurus kettlitzii, Acanthurus striatus, Acronurus argenteus, Ctenochaetus strigosus, Ctenodon ctenodon, Ctenodon cuvierii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054332. ASIZP0055075. ASIZP0055218. ASIZP0057594. ASIZP0057761. ASIZP0058484. ASIZP0066563. ASIZP0070897. ASIZP0078422. ASIZP0700378. ASIZP0801814. ASIZP0804392. ASIZP0807261. ASIZP0911814. ASIZP0914392. ASIZP0917261. FRIP20130. FRIP20209. FRIP22220. FRIP22417. NMMBP00873. NMMBP00875. NMMBP02465. NMMBP03026. NMMBP05109. NMMBP05110. NMMBP05111. NMMBP05112. NMMBP05113. NMMBP05114. NMMBP05115. NMMBP05116. NMMBP08542. NMMSTP00859. NTMP0335. NTMP1301. NTOUP200611-787. ...List all 59 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,98%
Common Name	Orange-dotted bristletooth; Striped bristletooth; Striated surgeonfish; Surgeonfish; Bristle-toothed surgeonfish; Lined bristletooth
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VIII, 27-31 ; anal-fin rays III, 24-28 ; pectoral-fin rays 16-17. Body dark olive-brown with orange spots on head. Pectoral fin yellowish, caudal and ventral fins brown, anterior part of caudal fin pale. Each side of caudal peduncle with sharp, forward-pointing erectile spine which folds down into a horizontal groove. Scales minute. Juveniles with 8 - 12 pale stipes inclining downward and backwards on body. Teeth movable, slender, tips incurved and expanded.
habitats	It occurs in silty coastal habitats, as well as along outer reef slopes. May occur singly or in small to forming large schools, often mixed-species aggregations. Feeds on surface film of blue-green algae and diatoms as well as on various small invertebrat
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: throughout the region except the Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands, and Easter Island Record from Baker Island based on a photograph. Also absent from Malden and Jarvis Islands. Austral, Rapa, Line and Society Islands. Taiwan: South, Hsiao
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.