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Orange-tipped Bristletooth
Ctenochaetus tominiensis Randall, 1955
Also calledChirurgien de Tomini (fra) · Cirurgião-de-Tomini (por) · Labahita (tgl) · Peix cirurgià de Tomini (cat) · Pesce chirurgo di Tomini (ita) · Pez Cirujano Tomini (spa) · Tomini Kirurgfisk (swe) · Tomini-Borstenzahn-Doktorfisch (deu) · bodlok tominský (ces) · dridri (fij) · Tomini-kirurgfisk (dan)
First described in: Randall, J. E. (1955). A revision of the surgeon fish genus Ctenochaetus, family Acanthuridae, with descriptions of five new species. <em>Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society.</em> 40 (pt 4, 15): 149-166, Pls. 1-2.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Central Indonesia east to Palau and Fiji, north to Philippines, south to Queensland (Australia). Found in coral-rich areas of lagoons and seaward coral reefs, 5 – 40 m depth. Marine.
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
materials_examined
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens photographed on 4 June 2013 during ACIAR Aquarium Survey in Kavieng District (see Teitelbaum et al. 2013: 15, as C. tomensis); another photographed at St. KVG 24 (off northwestern Bauddisson Island) by Serge Andréfouët on 22 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken at Tungelo Island, off southeastern New Hanover, at 3 – 46 m depth, St. KR 104, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2379635.