Orange-tip Bristletooth

Ctenochaetus tominiensis has its dorsal fin supported by 8 spines and 24 or 25 soft rays while the anal fin is supported by 3 spines and 22 or 23 soft rays. The rear ends of the dorsal and anal fins are, uniquely in the genus Ctenochaetus, angular. The lips have warty margins. In juveniles the caudal fin is forked and in adults it is lunate. The maximum published standard length of this fish is 16 cm (6.3 in). The overall colour of the body is yellowish brown with a white caudal fin and broad yellow margins to the dorsal and anal fins.

Ctenochaetus tominiensis is found in the western central Pacific Ocean from Malaysia and Indonesia east through East Timor, the Philippines, Palau, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Fiji, south to the Great Barrier Reef. It has been recorded from Tonga. This species is found solitarily or in small aggregations on steep drop offs with dense coral growth in inshorse, sheltered waters at depths between 0 and 45 m (0 and 148 ft).