Striated surgeonfish
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C. striatus
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The striated surgeonfish, Ctenochaetus striatus, is a species of marine fish in the family Acanthuridae.[2]
The striated surgeonfish can reach a maximum size of 24 cm in length, but its common size is observed to be around 18 cm.[3]
The striated surgeonfish is one of the few herbivorous fishes which are occasionally toxic. Ciguatera poisoning is caused by the accumulation of a toxin produced by certain microscopic dinoflagellates which it ingests while feeding on algae. If a contaminated fish is eaten by humans, the concentrated poison contained within its tissues causes neurological damage that can be fatal.
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
References
- ↑ Choat, J.H., Clements, K.D., McIlwain, J., Abesamis, R., Myers, R., Nanola, C., Rocha, L.A., Russell, B. & Stockwell, B. 2012. Ctenochaetus striatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1
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