Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
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Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus, is a marine
reef
tang in the fish family
Acanthuridae
, endemic
to Oceania
. It is also known commonly as the bluelip bristletooth. This fish grows to 6.3 inches (16 cm) in the wild.
Marine (ocean)
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reef
Reef
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tang in the fish family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Acanthuridae
Acanthuridae
Acanthuridae is the family of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes. The family includes about 80 species in six genera, all of which are marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs...
, endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
. It is also known commonly as the bluelip bristletooth. This fish grows to 6.3 inches (16 cm) in the wild.