Ctenochaetus strigosus, (Bennett, 1828)
Ctenochaetus strigosus, the kole tang, spotted bristletooth, spotted surgeonfish, goldring bristletooth, goldring surgeonfish, yelloweye tang or yellow-eyed surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is endemic to Hawaii.
Ctenochaetus strigosus has its dorsal fin supported by 8 spines and between 25 and 28 soft rays while its anal fin is supported by 3 spines and 22 to 25 soft rays. The body is laterally compressed and it has a small mouth. The overall color is purplish to brown with slender, longitudinal light blue lines and a yellow ring around the eyes. This species has a maximum published standard length of 15 cm (5.9 in).
Ctenochaetus strigosus is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and to Johnston Atoll in the United States Minor Outlying Islands. It is a benthopelagic species found at depths between 1 and 113 m (3 ft 3 in and 370 ft 9 in) over coral, rock and rubble where it lives singly and feeds by sifting food, such as diatoms and algae, detritus in its bristle-like teeth.
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