Brown fish with orange dots on the head, faint white horizontal stripes, a white tail, and a small pointed mouth.

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Whitetail bristletooth tang

Ctenochaetus flavicauda
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Wonder of Water Wild Reef
Diet Small invertebrates and algae
Size Up to 7 inches
Type Fishes
Range Western Central Pacific: US Minor Islands. Eastern Central Pacific: Line, Society, Rapa and Austral Islands
Habitat Shallow coral reefs and sheltered coastal lagoons

Did you know?

  1. The tang's bristle-like teeth are adapted for scraping algae off rocks.

IUCN Red List Conservation Status