AfReMaS taxon details
Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
125908 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125908)
accepted
Genus
- Species Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956
- Species Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855
- Species Acanthurus bariene Lesson, 1831
- Species Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835
- Species Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835
- Species Acanthurus gahhm (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Acanthurus guttatus Forster, 1801
- Species Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927
- Species Acanthurus leucopareius (Jenkins, 1903)
- Species Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833
- Species Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876
- Species Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Acanthurus nigricauda Duncker & Mohr, 1929
- Species Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835
- Species Acanthurus nubilus (Fowler & Bean, 1929)
- Species Acanthurus olivaceus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Acanthurus polyzona (Bleeker, 1868)
- Species Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834
- Species Acanthurus randalli Briggs & Caldwell, 1957
- Species Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861
- Species Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923)
- Species Acanthurus tractus Poey, 1860
- Species Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Acanthurus tristis Randall, 1993
- Species Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835
- Species Acanthurus bicommatus Smith, 1956 accepted as Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861 (synonym)
- Species Acanthurus bleekeri Günther, 1861 accepted as Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829)
- Species Acanthurus fuliginosus Lesson, 1831 accepted as Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Acanthurus gahm (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Acanthurus gahhm (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
- Species Acanthurus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1835 accepted as Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Acanthurus melanosternon Smith, 1955 accepted as Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927
- Species Acanthurus striatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 accepted as Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
- 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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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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
