Indian Gold Ring Bristle Tooth

Body with numerous very small blue to yellow spots in life. Caudal concavity at most 16.5 in SL (Ref 42056).Description: Characterized further by orange brown to dark brown body color; juvenile bright yellow in color; greatest depth of body 1.8-2.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 27; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 23 - 25

Inhabits sheltered inner reef crests and slopes. Usually among large corals or in gutters, singly or in small groups (Ref. 48637).

Ctenochaetus truncatus is a tropical fish found in the Indian Ocean. It was first named by Randall and Clements in 2001, and is known commonly as the Indian gold-ring bristletooth.