Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Pacific Ocean: Marshall, Caroline, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Johnston, Marquesas, Clipperton Atoll, Cocos, and Gorgonia Islands.
Size: 10 inches (25 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow lagoons and seaward reefs, and often found in surge zones and usually seen at depths between 15 - 130 feet (5 - 40 m) where it feeds on film algae.
General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Acanthuroidei
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Ctenochaetus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.