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Chevron tang

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis Randall, 1955

Status not recordedbony fish

The chevron tang (Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis) is a species in the family Acanthuridae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the chevron tang

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chevron tang live?

Not recorded

Is the chevron tang endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chevron tang classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAcanthuridae
  6. genusCtenochaetus
  7. SpeciesCtenochaetus hawaiiensis Randall, 1955
Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Black surgeonfishEnglish
  • Hawaiian bristletoothEnglish
  • Hawaiian KoleEnglish
  • Hawaiian surgeonfishEnglish
  • Peix cirurgià hawaiàCatalan
  • bodlok havajskýCzech
  • Hawaii-kirurgfiskDanish
  • Hawaii-Borstenzahn-DoktorfischGerman
  • Pez Cirujano HawaianoSpanish
  • Chirurgien hawaiienFrench
  • Pesce chirurgo hawaianoItalian
  • メイキュウサザナミハギJapanese
  • Cirurgião-havaianoPortuguese
  • Hawaiiansk KirurgfiskSwedish
  • maitoTahitian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chevron tang

Other species in the same genus Ctenochaetus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chevron tang?

The chevron tang (Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis) belongs to the family Acanthuridae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chevron tang (Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chevron-tang

MLA

“Chevron tang (Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chevron-tang.

BibTeX
@misc{chevron_tang_2026,
  title = {Chevron tang (Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chevron-tang},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}