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Scientific Names where Genus Equals Acanthurus
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| Scientific Name n = 124 | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
| Acanthurus achillas | Shaw, 1803 | Acanthurus achilles | Acanthuridae | Achilles tang |
| Acanthurus achilles | Shaw, 1803 | Acanthurus achilles | Acanthuridae | Achilles tang |
| Acanthurus albipectoralis | Allen & Ayling, 1987 | Acanthurus albipectoralis | Acanthuridae | Whitefin surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus aliala | Lesson, 1831 | Acanthurus nigricans | Acanthuridae | Whitecheek surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus altivelis | Valenciennes, 1835 | Zebrasoma scopas | Acanthuridae | Twotone tang |
| Acanthurus argenteus | Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Ctenochaetus striatus | Acanthuridae | Striated surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus armiger | Valenciennes, 1834 | Acanthurus pyroferus | Acanthuridae | Chocolate surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus aterrimus | Günther, 1872 | Acanthurus achilles | Acanthuridae | Achilles tang |
| Acanthurus atramentatus | (Jordan & Evermann, 1905) | Acanthurus nigroris | Acanthuridae | Bluelined surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus auranticavus | Randall, 1956 | Acanthurus auranticavus | Acanthuridae | Orange-socket surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus bahianus | Castelnau, 1855 | Acanthurus bahianus | Acanthuridae | Ocean surgeon |
| Acanthurus bariene | Lesson, 1831 | Acanthurus bariene | Acanthuridae | Black-spot surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus bicommatus | Smith, 1955 | Acanthurus tennentii | Acanthuridae | Doubleband surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus bipunctatus | Günther, 1861 | Acanthurus nigroris | Acanthuridae | Bluelined surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus bleekeri | Günther, 1861 | Acanthurus mata | Acanthuridae | Elongate surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus blochii | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus blochii | Acanthuridae | Ringtail surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus brevis | Poey, 1860 | Acanthurus coeruleus | Acanthuridae | Blue tang surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus broussonnetii | Desmarest, 1823 | Acanthurus coeruleus | Acanthuridae | Blue tang surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus caeruleus | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Acanthurus coeruleus | Acanthuridae | Blue tang surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus carinatus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Acanthurus sohal | Acanthuridae | Sohal surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus celebicus | Bleeker, 1852 | Acanthurus pyroferus | Acanthuridae | Chocolate surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus chirurgicus | (Bloch, 1787) | Acanthurus chirurgus | Acanthuridae | Doctorfish |
| Acanthurus chirurgus | (Bloch, 1787) | Acanthurus chirurgus | Acanthuridae | Doctorfish |
| Acanthurus chronixis | Randall, 1960 | Acanthurus chronixis | Acanthuridae | Chronixis surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus chrysosoma | Bleeker, 1857 | Acanthurus olivaceus | Acanthuridae | Orangespot surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus coeruleus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Acanthurus coeruleus | Acanthuridae | Blue tang surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus coerulus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Acanthurus coeruleus | Acanthuridae | Blue tang surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus crestonis | (Jordan & Starks, 1895) | Acanthurus xanthopterus | Acanthuridae | Yellowfin surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus ctenodon | Valenciennes, 1835 | Ctenochaetus striatus | Acanthuridae | Striated surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus delisiani | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus leucosternon | Acanthuridae | Powderblue surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus delisianus | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus leucosternon | Acanthuridae | Powderblue surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus desjardinii | Bennett, 1836 | Zebrasoma desjardinii | Acanthuridae |
| Acanthurus dussumiere | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus dussumieri | Acanthuridae | Eyestripe surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus dussumieri | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus dussumieri | Acanthuridae | Eyestripe surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus dussumierri | Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus dussumieri | Acanthuridae | Eyestripe surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus eparei | Lesson, 1830 | Acanthurus olivaceus | Acanthuridae | Orangespot surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus flavescens | Bennett, 1828 | Zebrasoma flavescens | Acanthuridae | Yellow tang |
| Acanthurus flavoguttatus | Kittlitz, 1834 | Ctenochaetus striatus | Acanthuridae | Striated surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus fowleri | de Beaufort, 1951 | Acanthurus fowleri | Acanthuridae | Fowler's surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus fuliginosus | Lesson, 1831 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Acanthuridae | Brown surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus fuscus | Steindachner, 1861 | Acanthurus pyroferus | Acanthuridae | Chocolate surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus gahhm | (Forsskål, 1775) | Acanthurus gahhm | Acanthuridae | Black surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus gahm | (Forsskål, 1775) | Acanthurus gahhm | Acanthuridae | Black surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus gahm nigricauda | Duncker & Mohr, 1929 | Acanthurus nigricauda | Acanthuridae | Epaulette surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus gemmatus | Valenciennes, 1835 | Zebrasoma gemmatum | Acanthuridae | Spotted tang |
| Acanthurus glaucoparecius | Cuvier, 1829 | Acanthurus nigricans | Acanthuridae | Whitecheek surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus glaucopareius | Cuvier, 1829 | Acanthurus nigricans | Acanthuridae | Whitecheek surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus grammoptilus | Richardson, 1843 | Acanthurus grammoptilus | Acanthuridae | Finelined surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus guttatus | Forster, 1801 | Acanthurus guttatus | Acanthuridae | Whitespotted surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus heliodes | (Barbour, 1905) | Acanthurus coeruleus | Acanthuridae | Blue tang surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus hepatus | (Linnaeus, 1766) | Paracanthurus hepatus | Acanthuridae | Palette surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus hirudo | Bennett, 1829 | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus humeralis | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus olivaceus | Acanthuridae | Orangespot surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus japonica | (Schmidt, 1931) | Acanthurus japonicus | Acanthuridae | Japan surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus japonicus | (Schmidt, 1931) | Acanthurus japonicus | Acanthuridae | Japan surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus ketlitzii | Valenciennes, 1835 | Ctenochaetus striatus | Acanthuridae | Striated surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus kettlitzii | Valenciennes, 1835 | Ctenochaetus striatus | Acanthuridae | Striated surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus kingii | Bennett, 1835 | Acanthurus bariene | Acanthuridae | Black-spot surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus lamarrii | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus dussumieri | Acanthuridae | Eyestripe surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus leucocheilus | Herre, 1927 | Acanthurus leucocheilus | Acanthuridae | Palelipped surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus leucopareius | (Jenkins, 1903) | Acanthurus leucopareius | Acanthuridae | Whitebar surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus leucosternon | Bennett, 1833 | Acanthurus leucosternon | Acanthuridae | Powderblue surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus leucosternum | Day, 1889 | Acanthurus leucosternon | Acanthuridae | Powderblue surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus leuocheilus | Herre, 1927 | Acanthurus leucocheilus | Acanthuridae | Palelipped surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus leuococheilus | Herre, 1927 | Acanthurus leucocheilus | Acanthuridae | Palelipped surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus lineatus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Acanthurus lineatus | Acanthuridae | Lined surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus lineolatus | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Acanthuridae | Brown surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus lituratus | Forster, 1801 | Naso lituratus | Acanthuridae | Orangespine unicornfish |
| Acanthurus maculiceps | (Ahl, 1923) | Acanthurus maculiceps | Acanthuridae | White-freckled surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus marginatus | Valenciennes, 1835 | Ctenochaetus marginatus | Acanthuridae | Striped-fin surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus mata | (Cuvier, 1829) | Acanthurus mata | Acanthuridae | Elongate surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus matoides | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Acanthuridae | Brown surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus monroviae | Steindachner, 1876 | Acanthurus monroviae | Acanthuridae | Monrovia doctorfish |
| Acanthurus nigricans | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Acanthurus nigricans | Acanthuridae | Whitecheek surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus nigricauda | Duncker & Mohr, 1929 | Acanthurus nigricauda | Acanthuridae | Epaulette surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus nigricaudus | Duncker & Mohr, 1929 | Acanthurus nigricauda | Acanthuridae | Epaulette surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus nigrofuscus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Acanthuridae | Brown surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus nigroris | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus nigroris | Acanthuridae | Bluelined surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus nigros | Günther, 1861 | Acanthurus nigroris | Acanthuridae | Bluelined surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus nubilus | (Fowler & Bean, 1929) | Acanthurus nubilus | Acanthuridae | Bluelined surgeon |
| Acanthurus nummifer | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus bariene | Acanthuridae | Black-spot surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus olivaceus | Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Acanthurus olivaceus | Acanthuridae | Orangespot surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus pentazona | Bleeker, 1850 | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus philippinus | Herre, 1927 | Acanthurus thompsoni | Acanthuridae | Thompson's surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus phlebotomus | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus chirurgus | Acanthuridae | Doctorfish |
| Acanthurus plagiatus | Peters, 1876 | Acanthurus tennentii | Acanthuridae | Doubleband surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus polyzona | (Bleeker, 1868) | Acanthurus polyzona | Acanthuridae | Black-barred surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus pyroferus | Kittlitz, 1834 | Acanthurus pyroferus | Acanthuridae | Chocolate surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus randalli | Briggs & Caldwell, 1957 | Acanthurus randalli | Acanthuridae | Gulf surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus rasi | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | Acanthuridae | Yellowfin surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus reticulatus | Shen & Lim, 1973 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | Acanthuridae | Yellowfin surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus reversus | Randall & Earle, 1999 | Acanthurus reversus | Acanthuridae |
| Acanthurus rostratus | Günther, 1875 | Zebrasoma rostratum | Acanthuridae | Longnose surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus rubropunctatus | Rüppell, 1829 | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Acanthuridae | Brown surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus ruppelii | Bennett, 1836 | Zebrasoma scopas | Acanthuridae | Twotone tang |
| Acanthurus scopas | Cuvier, 1829 | Zebrasoma scopas | Acanthuridae | Twotone tang |
| Acanthurus sohal | (Forsskål, 1775) | Acanthurus sohal | Acanthuridae | Sohal surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus sp. | Not applicable | Acanthurus tristis | Acanthuridae | Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus striatus | Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | Ctenochaetus striatus | Acanthuridae | Striated surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus strigosus | Bennett, 1828 | Ctenochaetus strigosus | Acanthuridae | Spotted surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus subarmatus | Bennett, 1840 | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus suillus | Cuvier, 1829 | Zebrasoma scopas | Acanthuridae | Twotone tang |
| Acanthurus tennenti | Günther, 1861 | Acanthurus tennentii | Acanthuridae | Doubleband surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus tennentii | Günther, 1861 | Acanthurus tennentii | Acanthuridae | Doubleband surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus theuthis | Lacepède, 1802 | Paracanthurus hepatus | Acanthuridae | Palette surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus thompsoni | (Fowler, 1923) | Acanthurus thompsoni | Acanthuridae | Thompson's surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus tractus | Poey, 1860 | Acanthurus bahianus | Acanthuridae | Ocean surgeon |
| Acanthurus triastegus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus triostegus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus triostegus marquesensis | Schultz & Woods, 1948 | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus triostegus polyzona | (Bleeker, 1868) | Acanthurus polyzona | Acanthuridae | Black-barred surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus triostegus sandvicensis | Streets, 1877 | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus triostegus triostegus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus triostegust | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus tristis | Randall, 1993 | Acanthurus tristis | Acanthuridae | Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus undulatus | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus dussumieri | Acanthuridae | Eyestripe surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus unicornis | (Forsskål, 1775) | Naso unicornis | Acanthuridae | Bluespine unicornfish |
| Acanthurus velifer | Bloch, 1795 | Zebrasoma veliferum | Acanthuridae | Sailfin tang |
| Acanthurus violaceus | Castelnau, 1855 | Acanthurus coeruleus | Acanthuridae | Blue tang surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus vittatus | Bennett, 1828 | Acanthurus lineatus | Acanthuridae | Lined surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus weberi | Ahl, 1923 | Acanthurus mata | Acanthuridae | Elongate surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus xanthopterus | Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthurus xanthopterus | Acanthuridae | Yellowfin surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus xanthurus | Blyth, 1852 | Zebrasoma xanthurum | Acanthuridae | Yellowtail tang |
| Acanthurus zebra | Lacepède, 1802 | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Convict surgeonfish |
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