Biology:Striated surgeonfish
| Ctenochaetus striatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Ctenochaetus |
| Species: | C. striatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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The striated surgeonfish, Ctenochaetus striatus, is a species of marine fish in the family Acanthuridae.[2]
The striated surgeonfish can reach a maximum size of 24 cm in length, but its common size is observed to be around 18 cm.[3]
The striated surgeonfish is one of the few herbivorous fishes which are occasionally toxic. Ciguatera poisoning is caused by the accumulation of a toxin produced by certain microscopic dinoflagellates which it ingests while feeding on algae. If a contaminated fish is eaten by humans, the concentrated poison contained within its tissues causes neurological damage that can be fatal.
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
When compared to other coral-fish larvae, the striated surgeonfish uniquely exhibits a non-selective attraction to noisy areas, where others are repelled or are selectively attracted to specific sounds.[4]
References
- ↑ Choat, J.H., Clements, K.D., McIlwain, J., Abesamis, R., Myers, R., Nanola, C., Rocha, L.A., Russell, B. & Stockwell, B. 2012. Ctenochaetus striatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219659. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "Ctenochaetus striatus, Striated surgeonfish : fisheries, aquarium". 2012-07-03. https://www.fishbase.org/summary/1262.
- ↑ "The influence of various reef sounds on coral-fish larvae behaviour (Parmentier, E., Berten, L., Rigo, P., Aubrun, F., Nedelec, S.L., Simpson, S.D. and Lecchini, D., 2015)". https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12651. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
External links
- Photos of Striated surgeonfish on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q248827 entry
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