Acanthurus gahhm
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-27
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Acanthurus gahhm (Forsskål, 1775)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Acanthurus gahhm (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219636 on 2026-08-27
created: 2002-01-02T18:49:40Z
modified: 2008-01-15T18:27:08Z
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replaces: 324003
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Acanthurus gahhm (Forsskål, 1775)
class: Teleostei
family: Acanthuridae
genus: Acanthurus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae. 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76].
name published in year: 1775
order: Acanthuriformes
parent name usage ID: 125908
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Forsskål, 1775)
specific epithet: gahhm
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted