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Tomini surgeonfish

Ctenochaetus tominiensis Randall, 1955

Status not recordedbony fish

The tomini surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus tominiensis) is a species in the family Acanthuridae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the tomini surgeonfish

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 tomini surgeonfish live?

Not recorded

Is the tomini surgeonfish 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 tomini surgeonfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAcanthuridae
  6. genusCtenochaetus
  7. SpeciesCtenochaetus tominiensis Randall, 1955

Synonyms Ctenochaetus tominienis

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Orange-tip bristletoothEnglish
  • Orange-tipped bristletoothEnglish
  • Orangetip bristletoothEnglish
  • Tomini bristletoothEnglish
  • Yellow-tip bristle-toothEnglish
  • Yellow-tip bristletoothEnglish
  • Peix cirurgià de TominiCatalan
  • 印尼櫛齒刺尾魚Chinese
  • bodlok tominskýCzech
  • Tomini-kirurgfiskDanish
  • Tomini-Borstenzahn-DoktorfischGerman
  • Pez Cirujano TominiSpanish
  • dridriFijian
  • Chirurgien de TominiFrench
  • Pesce chirurgo di TominiItalian
  • Cirurgião-de-TominiPortuguese
  • Tomini KirurgfiskSwedish
  • LabahitaFilipino
  • 印度尼西亚栉齿刺尾鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tomini surgeonfish

Other species in the same genus Ctenochaetus.

Chevron tang

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tomini surgeonfish?

The tomini surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus tominiensis) belongs to the family Acanthuridae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tomini surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus tominiensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tomini-surgeonfish

MLA

“Tomini surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus tominiensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tomini-surgeonfish.

BibTeX
@misc{tomini_surgeonfish_2026,
  title = {Tomini surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus tominiensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tomini-surgeonfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}