Acanthurus Forsskål, 1775

Zoology

Taxonomy

Chordata 400
Actinopterygii 400
Perciformes 400
Acanthuridae 400

Species

Acanthurus achilles shaw, 1803 13 2
Acanthurus bahianus castelnau, 1855 14
Acanthurus bariene lesson, 1830 1
Acanthurus blochii valenciennes, 1835 12
Acanthurus chirurgus (bloch, 1787) 25 1
Acanthurus coeruleus bloch & schneider, 1801 15
Acanthurus dussumieri valenciennes, 1835 11 2
Acanthurus gahhm (forsskål, 1775) 9
Acanthurus guttatus forster, in bloch & schneider, 1801 12 1
Acanthurus leucopareius (jenkins, 1903) 4 1
Acanthurus leucosternon bennett, 1832 5
Acanthurus lineatus (linnaeus, 1758) 15
Acanthurus mata (cuvier, 1829) 12
Acanthurus monroviae steindachner, 1876 4 1
Acanthurus nigricans (linnaeus, 1758) 16 2
Acanthurus nigricauda duncker & mohr, 1929 13 1
Acanthurus nigrofuscus (forsskål, 1775) 41 2
Acanthurus nigroris valenciennes, 1835 11
Acanthurus nubilus (fowler & bean, 1929) 3
Acanthurus olivaceus bloch & schneider, 1801 17 1
Acanthurus polyzona (bleeker, 1868) 5
Acanthurus pyroferus kittlitz, 1834 5
Acanthurus reversus randall & earle, 1999 1
Acanthurus sohal (forsskål, 1775) 15
Acanthurus sp. 20 1
Acanthurus tennenti günther, 1861 8
Acanthurus tenuis AGASSIZ, 1835 2 2
Acanthurus thompsoni (fowler, 1923) 3
Acanthurus xanthopterus valenciennes, 1835 21 1

400 Specimens registered in collections

Collection Number of specimens (or sets)
Ichthyology (IC) 395
Paleontology (F) 5