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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

  1. Descr. Anim.
  2. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  3. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N., 1990: null. Genera of Recent Fishes. iii + 697.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  6. FishBase
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  10. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  11. 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).
  12. 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).
  13. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  14. SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998
  15. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560.
  16. 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.
  17. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  18. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  19. 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
  20. 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
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