Black Surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
- Usual depth5–23 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and June
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae. It is found in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 92 records
- February: 100 records
- March: 282 records
- April: 492 records
- May: 237 records
- June: 309 records
- July: 126 records
- August: 222 records
- September: 108 records
- October: 88 records
- November: 57 records
- December: 18 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–23 m · Deepest record: 29.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Hugh Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Martin Purdy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) mdettling, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black Surgeonfish, chevron tang, Hawaiian Bristletooth, Hawaiian Kole, Hawaiian Surgeonfish
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Hawaii-Borstenzahn-Doktorfisch
- Spanish
- Pez Cirujano Hawaiano
- French
- Chirurgien hawaiien
- Japanese
- Meikyusazanamihagi, メイキュウサザナミハギ
Similar species
Bluelip BristletoothCtenochaetus cyanocheilus
Lined bristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Spotted surgeonfishCtenochaetus strigosus
Twospot surgeonfishCtenochaetus binotatus
Pale-tailed BristletoothCtenochaetus flavicauda
Blue-spotted BristletoothCtenochaetus marginatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,033 open-data records from 1953 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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