List of Nominal Species of Acanthuridae
(Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
(Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
| Nominal Species (n = 201) | Present allocation (n = 84) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthurus achilles Shaw, 1803 | Acanthurus achilles | 1920 |
| Acanthurus albimento Carpenter, Williams & Santos, 2017 | Acanthurus albimento | 114728 |
| Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen & Ayling, 1987 | Acanthurus albipectoralis | 2334 |
| Acanthurus aliala Lesson, 1831 | Acanthurus nigricans | 4537 |
| Hepatus aliala japonicus Schmidt, 1931 | Acanthurus japonicus | 26282 |
| Acanthurus altivelis Valenciennes, 1835 | Zebrasoma scopas | 33390 |
| Priodon annulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Naso annulatus | 3145 |
| Hepatus aquilinus Jordan & Seale, 1906 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Ctenochaetus striatus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus armiger Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus pyroferus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus aterrimus Günther, 1872 | Acanthurus achilles | 1920 |
| Hepatus atramentatus Jordan & Evermann, 1905 | Acanthurus nigroris | 1920 |
| Teuthis atrimentatus Jordan & Evermann, 1903 | Acanthurus nigroris | 1920 |
| Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956 | Acanthurus auranticavus | 1920 |
| Teuthis australis Gray, 1827 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 | Acanthurus bahianus | 87362 |
| Acanthurus bahianus (non Castelnau, 1855) | Acanthurus tractus | 13628 |
| Rhinodactylus baixopindae Smith, 1957 | Naso fageni | 3145 |
| Acanthurus bariene (non Lesson, 1831) | Acanthurus dussumieri | 1920 |
| Acanthurus bariene (non Lesson, 1831) | Acanthurus fowleri | 1920 |
| Acanthurus bariene Lesson, 1831 | Acanthurus bariene | 1920 |
| Xesurus biafraensis Blache & Rossignol, 1962 | Prionurus biafraensis | 7345 |
| Acanthurus bicommatus Smith, 1956 | Acanthurus tennentii | 3145 |
| Ctenochaetus binotatus (non Randall, 1955) | Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus | 42056 |
| Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955 | Ctenochaetus binotatus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus bipunctatus Günther, 1861 | Acanthurus nigroris | 1920 |
| Acanthurus bipunctatus (non Günther, 1861) | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Teuthis bishopi Bryan & Herre, 1903 | Acanthurus leucopareius | 1920 |
| Acanthurus bleekeri (non Günther, 1861) | Acanthurus blochii | 30573 |
| Acanthurus bleekeri Günther, 1861 | Acanthurus mata | 2334 |
| Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus blochii | 1921 |
| Acanthurus blochii (non Valenciennes, 1835) | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 1937 |
| Naseus brachycentron Valenciennes, 1835 | Naso brachycentron | 3145 |
| Naseus brevirostris Cuvier, 1829 | Naso brevirostris | 3145 |
| Naseus brevirostris Valenciennes, 1835 | Naso brevirostris | 54621 |
| Acanthurus brevis Poey, 1860 | Acanthurus coeruleus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus broussonnetii Desmarest, 1823 | Acanthurus coeruleus | 1920 |
| Naso caeruleacauda Randall, 1994 | Naso caeruleacauda | 28020 |
| Acronurus caeruleatus Poey, 1875 | Acanthurus coeruleus | 1920 |
| Naso caesius Randall & Bell, 1992 | Naso caesius | 28020 |
| Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Acanthurus sohal | 1920 |
| Aspisurus carolinarum Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Naso lituratus | 37792 |
| Cyphomycter cavallo Smith, 1955 | Naso fageni | 3145 |
| Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853 | Acanthurus pyroferus | 1925 |
| Chaetodon chirurgus Bloch, 1787 | Acanthurus chirurgus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus chronixis Randall, 1960 | Acanthurus chronixis | 1602 |
| Acanthurus chrysosoma Bleeker, 1857 | Acanthurus olivaceus | 1920 |
| Prionurus chrysurus Randall, 2001 | Prionurus chrysurus | 41642 |
| Xesurus clarionis Gilbert & Starks, 1897 | Prionurus laticlavius | 10937 |
| Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Acanthurus coeruleus | 13628 |
| Cyphomycter coryphaenoides Smith, 1955 | Naso brevirostris | 3145 |
| Chaetodon couaga Lacepède, 1802 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Teuthis crestonis Jordan & Starks, 1895 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 1941 |
| Acanthurus ctenodon Valenciennes, 1835 | Ctenochaetus striatus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus ctenodon (non Valenciennes, 1835) | Ctenochaetus truncatus | 42056 |
| Ctenodon cuvierii Swainson, 1839 | Ctenochaetus striatus | 42056 |
| Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus Randall & Clements, 2001 | Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus | 42056 |
| Ctenochaetus cyanoguttatus Randall, 1955 | Ctenochaetus marginatus | 42056 |
| Ctenochaetus cyanoguttatus (non Randall, 1955) | Ctenochaetus truncatus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus delisiani Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus leucosternon | 1920 |
| Acanthurus delisianus Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus leucosternon | 1920 |
| Acanthurus desjardinii Bennett, 1836 | Zebrasoma desjardinii | 37816 |
| Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus dussumieri | 3146 |
| Aspisurus elegans Rüppell, 1829 | Naso elegans | 40966 |
| Teuthis elegans Garman, 1899 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Prionurus eoume Lesson, 1831 | Naso lituratus | 37792 |
| Acanthurus eparai Lesson, 1831 | Acanthurus olivaceus | 121848 |
| Acanthurus erythromelas Swainson, 1839 | Acanthurus olivaceus | 93826 |
| Naso fageni Morrow, 1954 | Naso fageni | 28020 |
| Naso fageni (non Morrow, 1954) | Naso caeruleacauda | 10671 |
| Harpurus fasciatus Forster, 1801 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus flavescens Bennett, 1828 | Zebrasoma flavescens | 26282 |
| Ctenochaetus flavicauda Fowler, 1938 | Ctenochaetus flavicauda | 42056 |
| Acanthurus flavoguttatus Kittlitz, 1834 | Ctenochaetus striatus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus flavoguttatus (non Kittlitz, 1834) | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus fowleri de Beaufort, 1951 | Acanthurus fowleri | 1920 |
| Acanthurus fuliginosus (non Lesson, 1831) | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 3145 |
| Acanthurus fuliginosus Lesson, 1831 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus fuscus Steindachner, 1861 | Acanthurus pyroferus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus gahm nigricauda Duncker & Mohr, 1929 | Acanthurus nigricauda | 3145 |
| Monoceros garretti Seale, 1901 | Naso lituratus | 37792 |
| Acanthurus gemmatus Valenciennes, 1835 | Zebrasoma gemmatum | 3145 |
| Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829 | Acanthurus nigricans | 1921 |
| Acanthurus grammoptilus (non Richardson, 1843) | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843 | Acanthurus grammoptilus | 1920 |
| Teuthis guentheri Bamber, 1915 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 1920 |
| Teuthis guentheri Jenkins, 1903 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 54621 |
| Acanthurus guttatus (non Forster, 1801) | Ctenochaetus marginatus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus guttatus Forster, 1801 | Acanthurus guttatus | 1920 |
| Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis Randall, 1955 | Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis | 42056 |
| Teuthis helioides Barbour, 1905 | Acanthurus coeruleus | 1920 |
| Teuthis hepatus Linnaeus, 1766 | Paracanthurus hepatus | 3145 |
| Teuthis hepatus (non Linnaeus, 1766) | Acanthurus chirurgus | 1920 |
| Naso herrei Smith, 1966 | Naso annulatus | 3145 |
| Prionolepis hewitti Smith, 1931 | Naso brachycentron | 11228 |
| Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855 | Naso hexacanthus | 395 |
| Acanthurus hirundo Bennett, 1829 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1924 |
| Xesurus hopkinsi Gilbert & Starks, 1904 | Prionurus laticlavius | 121848 |
| Acanthurus humeralis Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus olivaceus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus ketlitzii Valenciennes, 1835 | Ctenochaetus striatus | 56787 |
| Acanthurus kingii Bennett, 1835 | Acanthurus bariene | 1920 |
| Acanthurus lamarrii Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus dussumieri | 1920 |
| Naseus laticlavius Valenciennes, 1846 | Prionurus laticlavius | 26282 |
| Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927 | Acanthurus leucocheilus | 1920 |
| Teuthis leucopareius Jenkins, 1903 | Acanthurus leucopareius | 1920 |
| Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833 | Acanthurus leucosternon | 1920 |
| Acanthurus leucosternon (non Bennett, 1833) | Acanthurus pyroferus | 1920 |
| Chaetodon lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Acanthurus lineatus | 3145 |
| Acanthurus lineolatus Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus lituratus Forster, 1801 | Naso lituratus | 40966 |
| Naso lopezi Herre, 1927 | Naso lopezi | 28020 |
| Hepatus lucillae Fowler, 1938 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Naso maculatus Randall & Struhsaker, 1981 | Naso maculatus | 28020 |
| Prionurus maculatus Ogilby, 1887 | Prionurus maculatus | 2334 |
| Hepatus maculiceps Ahl, 1923 | Acanthurus maculiceps | 1920 |
| Ctenochaetus magnus Randall, 1955 | Ctenochaetus marginatus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus marginatus (non Valenciennes, 1835) | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus marginatus Valenciennes, 1835 | Ctenochaetus marginatus | 42056 |
| Chaetodon mata Cuvier, 1829 | Acanthurus mata | 54621 |
| Acanthurus matoides (non Valenciennes, 1835) | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus matoides (non Valenciennes, 1835) | Acanthurus dussumieri | 1920 |
| Acanthurus matoides Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Naso mcdadei Johnson, 2002 | Naso mcdadei | 37792 |
| Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède, 1804 | Prionurus microlepidotus | 2334 |
| Axinurus minor Smith, 1966 | Naso minor | 10671 |
| Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876 | Acanthurus monroviae | 7345 |
| Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758 | Acanthurus nigricans | 26282 |
| Acronurus nigriculus Poey, 1875 | Acanthurus tractus | 1920 |
| Chaetodon nigrofuscus Forsskål, 1775 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Chaetodon nigrofuscus gahhm Forsskål, 1775 | Acanthurus gahhm | 26282 |
| Acanthurus nigroris (non Valenciennes, 1835) | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus nigroris | 1920 |
| Acanthurus nigros Günther, 1861 | Acanthurus nigroris | 1920 |
| Hepatus nubilus Fowler & Bean, 1929 | Acanthurus nubilus | 3145 |
| Acanthurus nummifer Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus bariene | 1920 |
| Ctenochaetus oculocoeruleus Fourmanoir, 1966 | Ctenochaetus binotatus | 5439 |
| Acanthurus olivaceus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Acanthurus olivaceus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus olivaceus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Acanthurus tennentii | 1920 |
| Harpurus paroticus Forster, 1844 | Acanthurus olivaceus | 1920 |
| Hepatus pawnee Breder, 1927 | Acanthurus coeruleus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus pentazona Bleeker, 1850 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus philippinus Herre, 1927 | Acanthurus thompsoni | 1920 |
| Acanthurus phlebotomus (non Valenciennes, 1835) | Acanthurus monroviae | 7345 |
| Acanthurus phlebotomus Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus chirurgus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus plagiatus Peters, 1876 | Acanthurus tennentii | 1920 |
| Rhombotides polyzona Bleeker, 1868 | Acanthurus polyzona | 1920 |
| Prionurus punctatus Gill, 1862 | Prionurus punctatus | 9267 |
| Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834 | Acanthurus pyroferus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus pyroferus (non Kittlitz, 1834) | Acanthurus tristis | 8940 |
| Acanthurus pyroferus (non Kittlitz, 1834) | Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus randalli Briggs & Caldwell, 1957 | Acanthurus randalli | 7251 |
| Acanthurus rasi Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 13282 |
| Acanthurus reticulatus Shen & Lim, 1973 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 54980 |
| Naso reticulatus Randall, 2001 | Naso reticulatus | 39638 |
| Acanthurus reversus Randall & Earle, 1999 | Acanthurus reversus | 41630 |
| Naso rigoletto Smith, 1951 | Naso brachycentron | 3145 |
| Acanthurus rostratus Günther, 1875 | Zebrasoma rostratum | 6771 |
| Acanthurus rubropunctatus Rüppell, 1829 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus ruppelii Swainson, 1839 | Acanthurus sohal | 93826 |
| Acanthurus ruppelii Bennett, 1836 | Zebrasoma scopas | 33390 |
| Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes, 1835 | Prionurus scalprum | 13282 |
| Acanthurus scopas Cuvier, 1829 | Zebrasoma scopas | 3145 |
| Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775 | Acanthurus sohal | 1920 |
| Acanthurus striatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Ctenochaetus striatus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus strigosus Bennett, 1828 | Ctenochaetus strigosus | 42056 |
| Acanthurus subarmatus Bennett, 1840 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus suillus Cuvier, 1829 | Zebrasoma scopas | 33390 |
| Zebrasoma supraalba Fowler, 1946 | Zebrasoma scopas | 40966 |
| Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861 | Acanthurus tennentii | 12965 |
| Naso tergus Ho, Shen & Chang, 2011 | Naso tergus | 87782 |
| Acanthurus theuthis Lacepède, 1802 | Paracanthurus hepatus | 3145 |
| Hepatus thompsoni Fowler, 1923 | Acanthurus thompsoni | 3145 |
| Naso thorpei Smith, 1966 | Naso hexacanthus | 9808 |
| Axinurus thynnoides Cuvier, 1829 | Naso thynnoides | 10671 |
| Ctenochaetus tominiensis Randall, 1955 | Ctenochaetus tominiensis | 42056 |
| Naseus tonganus Valenciennes, 1835 | Naso tonganus | 43552 |
| Acanthurus tractus Poey, 1860 | Acanthurus tractus | 87362 |
| Chaetodon triostegus Linnaeus, 1758 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus triostegus marquesensis Schultz & Woods, 1948 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus triostegus sandvicensis Streets, 1877 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus tristis (non Randall, 1993) | Acanthurus pyroferus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus tristis Randall, 1993 | Acanthurus tristis | 8940 |
| Teuthis troughtoni Whitley, 1928 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
| Ctenochaetus truncatus Randall & Clements, 2001 | Ctenochaetus truncatus | 42056 |
| Naso tuberosus (non Lacepède, 1801) | Naso mcdadei | 37792 |
| Naso tuberosus Lacepède, 1801 | Naso tuberosus | 37792 |
| Naso tuberosus (non Lacepède, 1801) | Naso tonganus | 37792 |
| Teuthis umbra Jenkins, 1903 | Acanthurus leucopareius | 1920 |
| Acanthurus undulatus Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus dussumieri | 1920 |
| Chaetodon unicornis Forsskål, 1775 | Naso unicornis | 3145 |
| Acanthurus velifer Bloch, 1795 | Zebrasoma velifer | 3145 |
| Acanthurus violaceus Castelnau, 1855 | Acanthurus coeruleus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus vittatus Bennett, 1828 | Acanthurus lineatus | 1920 |
| Naseus vlamingii Valenciennes, 1835 | Naso vlamingii | 3145 |
| Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871 | Naso hexacanthus | 54621 |
| Acanthurus weberi Ahl, 1923 | Acanthurus mata | 58534 |
| Hepatus weberi Ahl, 1923 | Acanthurus mata | 80565 |
| Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | 1920 |
| Rhombotides xanthosoma Bleeker, 1865 | Acanthurus olivaceus | 1920 |
| Acanthurus xanthurus Blyth, 1852 | Zebrasoma xanthurum | 26282 |
| Acanthurus zebra Lacepède, 1802 | Acanthurus triostegus | 1920 |
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