Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Forsskål, Peter. 1775. Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia medica kahirina atque tabula maris Rubri geographica. Mölleri apud Heineck et Faber, Hauniæ.: 1-20, i-xxxiv, 1-164, map.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- order
- Perciformes
- family
- Acanthuridae
- genus
- Acanthurus
Name
- Synonyms
- Acauthurus Castelnau, 1872
- Achanthurus Ranzani, 1842
- Acronurus Gronow, 1854
- Acronurus Günther
- Apisurus Latreille, 1804
- Aspidurus Agassiz, 1846
- Aspisurus Lacepède, 1802
- Ctenodon Bonaparte, 1831
- Ctenodon Swainson, 1839
- Harpurina Fowler & Bean, 1929
- Harpurus Forster, 1788
- Hepatus Gronow, 1763
- Rhombodites Weber, 1913
- Rhomboteuthis Fowler, 1944
- Rhombotides Bleeker
- Rhombotides Klein, 1775
- Rhombotides Walbaum, 1792
- Teuthis Linnaeus, 1766
- Teuthys Linck, 1790
- Theuthis Cuvier, 1798
- Homonyms
- Acanthurus W.J.Eichhoff, 1886
- Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
- Acanthurus Daudin, 1803
- Acanthurus Bertoni, 1901
- Acanthurus Kirby, 1827
- Acanthurus Agassiz, 1846
- Common names
- Common Surgeonfishes in English
- Doctorfishes in English
- Lancetfishes in English
- Lancetfishes in English
- Surgeonfishes in English
- Tangs in English
- common surgeonfishes in English
- doctorfishes in English
- lancetfishes in English
- surgeonfishes in English
- tangs in English
- クロハギ属 in Japanese
- クロハギ属 in Japanese
Bibliographic References
- Descr. Anim.
- Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
- Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N., 1990: null. Genera of Recent Fishes. iii + 697.
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
- FishBase
- 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.
- 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.
- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
- Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
- SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998
- Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560.
- Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
- WoRMS (Mar 2013)
- WoRMS (Mar 2013)
- 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
- 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