WoRMS taxon details
Acanthurus achilles Shaw, 1803
272957 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272957)
accepted
Species
Acanthurus achillas Shaw, 1803 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthurus aterrimus Günther, 1872 · unaccepted
Hepatus achilles (Shaw, 1803) · unaccepted
Hepatus aterrimus (Günther, 1872) · unaccepted
Teuthis achilles (Shaw, 1803) · unaccepted
Teuthis aterrimus (Günther, 1872) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Shaw, G. (1803). General zoology or systematic natural history . <em>Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826.</em> vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [Series is 14 vols., 1800-1826.]. v. 4: (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), i-xiii + 187-632, Pls. 26-92. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Acanthurus achilles Shaw, 1803. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=272957 on 2025-05-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Shaw, G. (1803). General zoology or systematic natural history . <em>Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826.</em> vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [Series is 14 vols., 1800-1826.]. v. 4: (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), i-xiii + 187-632, Pls. 26-92. [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
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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Achilles tang | [details] |
| Japanese | アカツキハギ | [details] |
| Spanish | cirujano encendido | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Hepatus achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Hepatus aterrimus (Günther, 1872))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus aterrimus Günther, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Teuthis achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Achilles tang)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus achilles)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis aterrimus (Günther, 1872))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus achillas Shaw, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus aterrimus Günther, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus aterrimus (Günther, 1872))
To FishBase images (Acanthurus achilles, Hawaii, by Malaer, P.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 81 proteins) (from synonym Hepatus achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 81 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 81 proteins) (from synonym Teuthis achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus achilles USNM 408723 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus achilles USNM 440025 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Hepatus achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Hepatus aterrimus (Günther, 1872))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus aterrimus Günther, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Teuthis achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Achilles tang)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus achilles)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis aterrimus (Günther, 1872))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus achillas Shaw, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Teuthis achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus aterrimus Günther, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus aterrimus (Günther, 1872))
To FishBase images (Acanthurus achilles, Hawaii, by Malaer, P.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 81 proteins) (from synonym Hepatus achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 81 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 81 proteins) (from synonym Teuthis achilles (Shaw, 1803))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus achilles USNM 408723 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus achilles USNM 440025 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
