WoRMS taxon details
Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775)
219649 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219649)
accepted
Species
Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Aspisurus sohar (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Chaetodon sohar (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Choetodon sohab (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ctenodon ruppelii (Swainson, 1839) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 63, xiii [details]
page(s): 63, xiii [details]
Description Feeds on various kinds of algae, mainly @Sargassum@, and fine filamentous green algae <111>. The typical habitat is outer edge...
Description Feeds on various kinds of algae, mainly @Sargassum@, and fine filamentous green algae <111>. The typical habitat is outer edge of reef flats exposed to surge. A very aggressive territorial species<307> [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219649 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471
page(s): 216 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 63, xiii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 216 [details]
original description (of Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 63, xiii [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]
Unreviewed
Description Feeds on various kinds of algae, mainly @Sargassum@, and fine filamentous green algae <111>. The typical habitat is outer edge of reef flats exposed to surge. A very aggressive territorial species<307> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | SohalRed Sea surgeonfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (40 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Aspisurus sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus sohal)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctenodon ruppelii (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Aspisurus sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Choetodon sohab (Forsskål, 1775))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (121 nucleotides; 125 proteins)
To GenBank (121 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus sohal FIN026050 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus sohal FIN026050B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Aspisurus sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus sohal)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctenodon ruppelii (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Aspisurus sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Choetodon sohab (Forsskål, 1775))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (121 nucleotides; 125 proteins)
To GenBank (121 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus sohal FIN026050 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus sohal FIN026050B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
