Ctenochaetus tominiensis
Ctenochaetus tominiensis | |
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Ctenochaetus tominiensis | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Genus: | Ctenochaetus |
Species: | C. tominiensis |
Binomial name | |
Ctenochaetus tominiensis J. E. Randall, 1955 | |
Coris tominiensis, known commonly as the Tomini surgeonfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Acanthuridae.
The Tomini surgeonfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region from Indonesia to the Tonga Islands.[2]
The Tomini surgeonfish is a small size fish and can reach a maximum size of 16 cm length.[3]
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
References
- ↑ Clements, K.D., Choat, J.H., Nanola, C., Abesamis, R., McIlwain, J., Myers, R., Russell, B., Rocha, L.A. & Stockwell, B. 2012. Ctenochaetus tominiensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 October 2013.
- ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/6016
- ↑ Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Ctenochaetus tominiensis" in FishBase. December 2008 version.