WoRMS taxon details
Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)
219638 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219638)
accepted
Species
Acanthurus aliala Lesson, 1831 · unaccepted
Acanthurus glaucoparecius Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Hepatus aliala · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219638 on 2026-08-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 224 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
page(s): 224 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [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 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]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | goldrim surgeonfishbacksurgeonfish | [details] |
| Japanese | メガネクロハギ | [details] |
| Spanish | cirujano cariblanco | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (73 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus aliala Lesson, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hepatus aliala)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus nigricans)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus aliala Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus glaucoparecius Cuvier, 1829)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (603 nucleotides; 556 proteins)
To GenBank (603 nucleotides; 556 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus nigricans USNM 408949 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus nigricans USNM 409102 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus aliala Lesson, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hepatus aliala)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus nigricans)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus aliala Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus glaucoparecius Cuvier, 1829)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (603 nucleotides; 556 proteins)
To GenBank (603 nucleotides; 556 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus nigricans USNM 408949 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus nigricans USNM 409102 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
