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Tomini surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus tominiensis)
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Acanthuridae

Tomini surgeonfish

Ctenochaetus tominiensis

Warty lip edges crescent tail

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Tomini surgeonfish is a marine fish found around Western Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 16 cm.

Maximum length
16 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, northern Great Barrier Reef, Solomon Islands, Palau, Vanuatu and Fiji. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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