Taxonomy Profile: Acanthurus (Forsskål 1775)

Acanthurus: 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 []
surgeonfishes []
tangs []
doctorfishes []
common surgeonfishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Acanthurus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : 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
lancetfishes |
surgeonfishes |
tangs |
doctorfishes |
common surgeonfishes |
Acanthurus Direct Children(s):
Acanthurus bahianus
(Castelnau 1855)
Acanthurus chirurgus
(Bloch 1787)
Acanthurus coeruleus
(Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Acanthurus sandvicensis
(Streets 1877)
Acanthurus xanthopterus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835)
Acanthurus dussumieri
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835)
Acanthurus achilles
(Shaw 1803)
Acanthurus guttatus
(Forster in Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Acanthurus leucopareius
(Jenkins 1903)
Acanthurus mata
(Cuvier 1829)
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
(Forsskål 1775)
Acanthurus nigroris
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835)
Acanthurus olivaceus
(Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Acanthurus thompsoni
(Fowler 1923)
Acanthurus triostegus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Acanthurus lineatus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Acanthurus pyroferus
(Kittlitz 1834)
Acanthurus gahhm
(Forsskål 1775)
Acanthurus nigricauda
(Duncker & Mohr 1929)
Acanthurus blochii
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835)
Acanthurus nigricans
(Linnaeus 1758)
Acanthurus bariene
(Lesson 1831)
Acanthurus elongatus
(Lacepède 1802)
Acanthurus fowleri
(de Beaufort in Weber & de Beaufort 1951)
Acanthurus monroviae
(Steindachner 1876)
Acanthurus auranticavus
(Randall 1956)
Acanthurus chronixis
(Randall 1960)
Acanthurus grammoptilus
(Richardson 1843)
Acanthurus japonicus
(Schmidt 1931)
Acanthurus leucosternon
(Bennett 1833)
Acanthurus nubilus
(Fowler & Bean 1929)
Acanthurus polyzona
(Bleeker 1868)
Acanthurus reversus
(Randall & Earle 1999)
Acanthurus sohal
(Forsskål 1775)
Acanthurus tennentii
(Günther 1861)
Acanthurus tristis
(Randall 1993)
Acanthurus albipectoralis
(Allen & Ayling 1987)
Acanthurus tractus
(Poey 1860)
Acanthurus nigros
(Günther 1861)
Acanthurus albimento
(Carpenter Williams & Santos 2017)
Acanthurus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Acanthurus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 1-Feb-2021
Acquired:
2021-02-01
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
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-01-01 / 1990-01-01
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 (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
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:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Acanthurus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
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
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
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
Acanthurus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Acanthurus: Comments