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Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775
Taxonomic Serial No.: 172251

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Theutis Bonnaterre, 1788
		Harpurus Forster, 1788
		Acronurus Gronow in Gray, 1854
		Aspisurus Lacepède, 1802
		Acronurus Günther, 1861
		Rhombotides Bleeker, 1863
		Chaetodon (Acanthurus) Forsskål, 1775
		Hepatus (Harpurina) Fowler & Bean, 1929
		Teuthis (Rhomboteuthis) Fowler, 1944
		Acanthurus (Ctenodon) Swainson, 1839
	Common Name(s):	lancetfishes [English]
		surgeonfishes [English]
		tangs [English]
		doctorfishes [English]
		common surgeonfishes [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2021

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Acanthopterygii
	Order	Perciformes – perch-like fishes
	Suborder	Acanthuroidei – surgeonfishes
	Family	Acanthuridae – tangs, cirujanos, poissons-chirurgiens, surgeonfishes
	Genus	Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775 – lancetfishes, surgeonfishes, tangs, doctorfishes, common surgeonfishes
		Direct Children:
	Species	Acanthurus achilles Shaw, 1803 – Achilles tang, redspot surgeonfish, redspot tang, redtail surgeonfish, cirujano encendido, Achilles Tang, cirujano encendido
	Species	Acanthurus albimento Carpenter, Williams & Santos, 2017
	Species	Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen & Ayling, 1987
	Species	Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956
	Species	Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 – ocean surgeon, barbero, cirujano pardo
	Species	Acanthurus bariene Lesson, 1831 – pencilled surgeonfish
	Species	Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835 – ringtail surgeonfish, whitetail surgeonfish
	Species	Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787) – doctorfish, barbero rayado, cirujano rayado, Doctorfish
	Species	Acanthurus chronixis Randall, 1960
	Species	Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 – blue tang, barbero azul, Blue Tang, cirujano azul
	Species	Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835
	Species	Acanthurus elongatus (Lacepède, 1802) – elongate surgeon
	Species	Acanthurus fowleri de Beaufort in Weber & de Beaufort, 1951 – Fowler's surgeon
	Species	Acanthurus gahhm (Forsskål, 1775) – dusky surgeonfish
	Species	Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843
	Species	Acanthurus guttatus Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801
	Species	Acanthurus japonicus (Schmidt, 1931)
	Species	Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927
	Species	Acanthurus leucopareius (Jenkins, 1903) – whitethroated surgeonfish
	Species	Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833
	Species	Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) – lined surgeonfish
	Species	Acanthurus maculiceps (Ahl, 1923)
	Species	Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829) – tailring surgeon
	Species	Acanthurus mindorensis Herre, 1927
	Species	Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876 – surgeonfish
	Species	Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758) – whitecheek surgeonfish, goldrim surgeonfish, cirujano cariblanco, Goldrim Surgeonfish
	Species	Acanthurus nigricauda Duncker & Mohr, 1929
	Species	Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
	Species	Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835
	Species	Acanthurus nigros Günther, 1861
	Species	Acanthurus nubilus (Fowler & Bean, 1929)
	Species	Acanthurus olivaceus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 – orangespot tang
	Species	Acanthurus polyzona (Bleeker, 1868)
	Species	Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834 – yellowspot surgeonfish
	Species	Acanthurus reversus Randall & Earle, 1999
	Species	Acanthurus sandvicensis Streets, 1877 – convict tang
	Species	Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775)
	Species	Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861
	Species	Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923)
	Species	Acanthurus tractus Poey, 1860 – cirujano pardo, Ocean Surgeon
	Species	Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) – convict tang, convictfish, convict surgeonfish, cirujano reo, Convict Surgeonfish
	Species	Acanthurus tristis Randall, 1993
	Species	Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835 – yellowfin surgeonfish, cirujano aleta amarilla, Yellowfin Surgeonfish

References


	Expert(s):
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 1-Feb-2021, website (version 1 Feb 2021)
	Acquired:	2021
	Notes:	Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2021. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 01 Feb 2021
	Reference for:	Acanthurus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Acanthurus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N.
	Publication Date:	1990
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Genera of Recent Fishes
	Page(s):	iii + 697
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, CA, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-23-8
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Acanthurus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Catalog of Fishes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
	Page(s):	2905
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, California, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-47-5
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
	Reference for:	Acanthurus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Acanthurus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Shiino, Sueo M.
	Publication Date:	1976
	Article/Chapter Title:	List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
	Page(s):	262
	Publisher:	Shima Marineland
	Publication Place:	Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
	ISBN/ISSN:	0385-1109
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Acanthurus, lancetfishes [English]

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