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Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775

125908  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125908)

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  1. Species Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956
  2. Species Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855
  3. Species Acanthurus bariene Lesson, 1831
  4. Species Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835
  5. Species Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835
  6. Species Acanthurus gahhm (Forsskål, 1775)
  7. Species Acanthurus guttatus Forster, 1801
  8. Species Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927
  9. Species Acanthurus leucopareius (Jenkins, 1903)
  10. Species Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833
  11. Species Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  12. Species Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829)
  13. Species Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876
  14. Species Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)
  15. Species Acanthurus nigricauda Duncker & Mohr, 1929
  16. Species Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
  17. Species Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835
  18. Species Acanthurus nubilus (Fowler & Bean, 1929)
  19. Species Acanthurus olivaceus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  20. Species Acanthurus polyzona (Bleeker, 1868)
  21. Species Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834
  22. Species Acanthurus randalli Briggs & Caldwell, 1957
  23. Species Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775)
  24. Species Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861
  25. Species Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923)
  26. Species Acanthurus tractus Poey, 1860
  27. Species Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  28. Species Acanthurus tristis Randall, 1993
  29. Species Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835
  30. Species Acanthurus bicommatus Smith, 1956 accepted as Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861 (synonym)
  31. Species Acanthurus bleekeri Günther, 1861 accepted as Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829)
  32. Species Acanthurus fuliginosus Lesson, 1831 accepted as Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
  33. Species Acanthurus gahm (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Acanthurus gahhm (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
  34. Species Acanthurus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1835 accepted as Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
  35. Species Acanthurus melanosternon Smith, 1955 accepted as Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927
  36. Species Acanthurus striatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 accepted as Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  37. Species Acanthurus tennenti Günther, 1861 accepted as Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125908 on 2025-05-14
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125908 on 2025-05-14
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2008-04-24 06:44:15Z
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2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
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2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
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2014-12-02 12:48:54Z
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taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 
 
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