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Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
order
Perciformes
family
Acanthuridae
genus
Acanthurus
species
Acanthurus mata

Name

Synonyms
Acanthurus aurolineatus Day, 1876
Acanthurus bleekeri Günther, 1861
Acanthurus guentheri Weber, 1913
Acanthurus weberi Ahl, 1923
Chaetodon mata Cuvier, 1829
Chaetodon meta Cuvier, 1829
Harpurus gnophodes Fowler, 1904
Hepatus weberi Ahl, 1923
Homonyms
Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829)
Common names
Aflang kirurgfisk in Danish
Alogo in language.
Anfoos in Arabic
Bagata in language.
Bagis in language.
Bakuad in Malay
Balagi in Fijian
Balagi nawa in Fijian
Balagi ni vatu in Fijian
Balolo'ula in Fijian
Barat-barat in Malay
Bekiru in Marshallese
Belais batu in Malay
Bit in language.
Bleeker's surgeonfish in English
Bleeker's surgeonfish in English
Blue-lined surgeonfish in English
Blue-lined surgeonfish in English
Blue-lined surgeonfish in English
Bluelined surgeonfish in English
Buntana in Malay
Chesengl in language.
Chirurgien in French
Chirurgien élégant in French
Cirurgião comprido in Portuguese
Cirurgião de Bleeker in Portuguese
Dabahita in Tagalog
Debam in Malay
Debam topeng kuning in Malay
Dengkis in Malay
Diité in language.
Doktorfisch in German
Dridri in Fijian
Elongate surgeon in English
Elongate surgeonfish in English
Elongate surgeonfish in English
Elongate surgeonfish in English
Elongate surgeonfish in English
Elongate surgeonfish in English
Elongate surgeonfish in English
Elongate surgeonfish in English
Elongate surgeonfish in English
Elongate surgeonfish in English
Fardh in Arabic
Faridh in Arabic
Gebang in Malay
Grand picot de récif in French
Gurisan in language.
Hangsa in language.
Hiraniza in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  3. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  4. Randall, John E., 2002: null. Surgeonfishes of the World. 123.
  5. 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.
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