ADW: Ctenochaetus: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Perciformes
        
        Family Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
        
        Genus Ctenochaetus
        
        Species Ctenochaetus binotatus (Two-spot bristle-tooth)
        
        Species Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus (Short-tail bristle-tooth)
        
        Species Ctenochaetus flavicauda
        
        Species Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis (Black surgeonfish)
        
        Species Ctenochaetus marginatus (Blue-spotted bristletooth)
        
        Species Ctenochaetus striatus (Bristle-toothed surgeonfish)
        
        Species Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bristletoothed surgeonfish)
        
        Species Ctenochaetus tominiensis (Orangetip bristletooth)
        
        Species Ctenochaetus truncatus (Indian gold-ring bristle-tooth)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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