BPBM 1512Ichthyology

Ctenochaetus striatus

Lined Bristletooth

As recorded: Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: February 1, 1901
Locality: Tahiti
Island: Tahiti
Record type: Preserved specimen

49 Bishop specimens of Ctenochaetus striatus · collected 1900–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1901, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ctenochaetus striatus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,501 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Red Sea, EG

(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Snake Island

(c) nickwinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Ägypten

(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Ägypten

(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

MU

(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

(c) Jon Brooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ctenochaetus striatus. BPBM 1512. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36209604. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1512.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36209604 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026