WoRMS taxon details
Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835
219641 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219641)
accepted
Species
Acanthurus dussumiere Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthurus dussumierri Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthurus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted
Acanthurus undulatus Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted
Hepatus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted
Rhombotides dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted
Rhombotides lamarrii (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted
Teuthis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
Description A schooling species, usually occurring in seaward reefs at depths greater than 9 m. Feeds on surface film of fine green and...
Description A schooling species, usually occurring in seaward reefs at depths greater than 9 m. Feeds on surface film of fine green and bluegreen algae, diatoms, and detritus covering sand. It is mainly diurnal. (Ref. 1602). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219641 on 2025-10-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
original description (of Acanthurus undulatus Valenciennes, 1835) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
original description (of Acanthurus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1835) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Acanthurus undulatus Valenciennes, 1835) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
original description (of Acanthurus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1835) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description A schooling species, usually occurring in seaward reefs at depths greater than 9 m. Feeds on surface film of fine green and bluegreen algae, diatoms, and detritus covering sand. It is mainly diurnal. (Ref. 1602). [details]Remark In Cuvier & Valenciennes. [details]
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthurus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Hepatus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus undulatus Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Teuthis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Eyestripe Surgeonfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Eyestripe surgeonfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus dussumieri)
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus undulatus Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus dussumiere Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus dussumierri Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombotides dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombotides lamarrii (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus dussumieri FIN026011 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus dussumieri USNM 407885 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthurus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Hepatus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus undulatus Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Teuthis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Eyestripe Surgeonfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Eyestripe surgeonfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus dussumieri)
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus undulatus Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus dussumiere Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus dussumierri Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombotides dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombotides lamarrii (Valenciennes, 1835))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1835))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (45 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus dussumieri FIN026011 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus dussumieri USNM 407885 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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