
Ctenochaetus striatus
Lined Bristletooth
As recorded: Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae
- Collected by
- S.C. Ball
- Date
- 1924
- Locality
- Fanning Island
- Island
- Fanning Island
- Identified by
- J.E. Randall, May 2000Richard M. May →Johnson Randall →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ctenochaetus striatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,507 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
(c) benmrg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
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Cite this specimen
Ctenochaetus striatus. BPBM 4309. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36209473. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4309.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36209473 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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