Species Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861
Doubleband Surgeonfish, Leutenant Surgeonfish, Tennet's Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus tennentii Günther, A. 1861. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 3 586 pp. [337].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1857.6.13.48, Sri Lanka (as Sea of Ceylon).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island; tropical; Indian (east to western Indonesia)
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
3-25 m
General References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1025] (Vol III)
Hobbs, J.-P.A., Ayling, A.M., Choat, J.H., Gilligan, J.J., McDonald, C.A., Neilson, J. & Newman, S.J. 2010. New records of marine fishes illustrate the biogeographic importance of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 2422: 63–68 [65]
Randall, J.E. 1956. A revision of the surgeon fish genus Acanthurus. Pacific Science 10(2): 159-235 figs 1-23 pls 1-3 [205]
Randall, J.E. 1995. Coastal Fishes of Oman. Bathurst : Crawford House Publishing 439 pp. [388]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Steene, R., Human, P. & Deloach, N. 2003. Reef Fish Identification Tropical Pacific. Jacksonville, Florida : New World Publications, Inc. 457 pp. [49] (Tennet's Surgeonfish)
Kuiter R.W. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Part 3. Melbourne : Zoonetics pp. 623–893. (Leutenant Surgeonfish)
Sommer, C., Schneider, W. & Poutiers, J.-M. 1996. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. Rome : FAO 376 pp. [304] (FAO official name) (Doubleband Surgeonfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 31-Oct-2011 | ADDED |