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Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828)

Spotted surgeonfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Indangan, Labahita, Mangangadlit
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Outside distributional range, refers to another species (Ref. 42056). Reported from Lagony Gulf (Ref. 43283), Tubbataha Reefs (Ref. 53416, 57038), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E and K.D. Clements, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Ctenochaetus: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, chaite = hair (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bennett.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 113 m (Ref. 42056).   Tropical; 21°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115); 23°N - 16°N, 170°W - 154°W

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