WoRMS taxon details
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
159581 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159581)
accepted
Species
Acanthurus brevis Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Acanthurus broussonnetii Desmarest, 1823 · unaccepted
Acanthurus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthurus coerulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthurus heliodes (Barbour, 1905) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthurus violaceus Castelnau, 1855 · unaccepted
Acronurus caeruleatus Poey, 1875 · unaccepted
Hepatus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hepatus pawnee Breder, 1927 · unaccepted
Teuthis coeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Teuthis helioides Barbour, 1905 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Western Atlantic: New York, USA and Bermuda to the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: New York, USA and Bermuda to the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2022). FishBase. Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159581 on 2022-07-05
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Cypriote part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin : Very likely to have been introduced through human activities. The presence of at least one juvenile specimen in the Mediterranean Sea could be explained by three processes: (i) arrival in the Mediterranean Sea through the Atlantic Ocean unrelated to human [details]From other sources
Diet Feeds entirely on algae [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: New York, USA and Bermuda to the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat inhabits coral reefs, inshore grassy or rocky areas; forms small groups [details]
Importance Social- Minor Commercial, fishery, aquarium, bait [details]
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthurus broussonnetii Desmarest, 1823)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hepatus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthurus coerulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Teuthis coeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hepatus pawnee Breder, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acronurus caeruleatus Poey, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Teuthis helioides Barbour, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus brevis Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue Tang Surgeonfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus broussonnetii Desmarest, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus violaceus Castelnau, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Acronurus caeruleatus Poey, 1875)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus heliodes (Barbour, 1905))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus brevis Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus coerulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis helioides Barbour, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis coeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus pawnee Breder, 1927)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus coeruleus USNM 413140 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus coeruleus USNM 413141 lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthurus broussonnetii Desmarest, 1823)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hepatus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthurus coerulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Teuthis coeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hepatus pawnee Breder, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acronurus caeruleatus Poey, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Teuthis helioides Barbour, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus brevis Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue Tang Surgeonfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus broussonnetii Desmarest, 1823)
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus violaceus Castelnau, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Acronurus caeruleatus Poey, 1875)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus heliodes (Barbour, 1905))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus caeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus brevis Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus coerulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis helioides Barbour, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis coeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus pawnee Breder, 1927)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus coeruleus USNM 413140 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus coeruleus USNM 413141 lateral view)
To ITIS