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Acanthurinae 
AphiaID: 267077

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Acanthuridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Subfamily
Parent Acanthuridae
Source  basis of record: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

Direct child
taxa

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 Genus Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Genus Ctenochaetus Gill, 1884
Genus Hepatus Gronow, 1763
Genus Paracanthurus Bleeker, 1863
Genus Zebrasoma Swainson, 1839

Genus Teuthis Browne, 1789 (nomen dubium)

Genus Acronurus Gronow in Gray, 1854 accepted as Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Genus Acronurus Günther (ex Gronow), 1861 accepted as Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Genus Choetodon accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Ctenodon accepted as Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Genus Harpurina accepted as Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Genus Harpurus accepted as Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Genus Rhombotides Bleeker (ex Klein), 1863 accepted as Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Genus Rhombotides Klein, 1775 accepted as Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Genus Teuthis Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Genus Zabrasoma accepted as Zebrasoma Swainson, 1839
Link To GenBank
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267077
Taxonomic
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2008-01-11 06:43:30Z  created  Decock, Wim
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Acanthurinae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267077 on 2013-06-19
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