Twospot surgeonfish

Characteristics

  • Feeds on detritus and algae, including algae which contain ciguatoxins.

Description

Adults:

  • Head and body orange-brown.
  • Head with blue dots and body with horizontal blue lines.
  • A black spot on rear dorsal fin base. Another black spot on rear anal
  • fin base.
  • Iris blue.

Juveniles:

  • Body dark brown.
  • Tail yellow.
  • Iris blue.

Common Name: Twospot surgeonfish

Family Common Name: Surgeonfishes

Scientific Name: Ctenochaetus binotatus___(Randall, 1955)

Maximum Length: 22 cm (Total Length)

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未評估
Not Evaluated (ne)
數據缺乏
Data Deficient (dd)
無危
Least Concern (lc)
近危
Near Threatened (nt)
易危
Vulnerable (vu)
瀕危
Endangered (en)
極危
Critically Endangered (cr)
絕滅
Extinct (ex)
Twospot surgeonfish