Species Acanthurus nigros Günther, 1861
Greyhead Surgeonfish, Bluelined Surgeonfish, Grey-head Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus nigros 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. [332] [in the index to the publication on p xxi, Günther attributes authorship to Cuvier and Valenciennes, suggesting that the name is an unjustified emmendation of Acanthurus nigroris; Randall et al. (2011) treated the description as original and selected a lectotype, rather than selecting the name Acanthurus bipunctatus Günther described in the same publication].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1861.5.31.29 skin, Aneityum Island, Vanuatu (as Aneiteum).
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1861.5.31.41 skin.Subsequent designation references:
Randall, J.E. 1956. A revision of the surgeon fish genus Acanthurus. Pacific Science 10(2): 159-235 figs 1-23 pls 1-3 [100]. - Acanthurus bipunctatus 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. [331].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1848.3.13.215, China.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH, Fiji.Subsequent designation references:
Randall, J.E. 1956. A revision of the surgeon fish genus Acanthurus. Pacific Science 10(2): 159-235 figs 1-23 pls 1-3 [190].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Randall, J.E., DiBattista, J.D & Wilcox, C. 2011. Acanthurus nigros Günther, a valid species of surgeonfish, distinct from the Hawaiian A. nigroris Valenciennes. Pacific Science 65(2): 265-275 [270]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835. —
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [424] (misidentification, see excluded species)
Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [32] (a misidentification, in part)
Randall, J.E. 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the World. Honolulu : Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press 125 pp. [50] (a misidentification, in part)
Introduction
Recently removed from synonymy with Acanthurus nigroris, which is endemic to the Hawaiin Islands, based on molecular work (see Randall et al. 2011).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Great Barrier Reef off Townsville, (18°30'S) to One Tree Island, QLD and Coringa-Herald Cays, Lihou Reef and Frederick Reef, Coral Sea, record from Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a misidentification of A. nigrofuscus; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [17] (as Acanthurus nigroris, a misidentification)
- Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Thompson, A.A. 2003. Marine surveys undertaken in the Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve, March-April 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science 59 pp. [40] (as A. nigroris)
- Oxley, W.G., Emslie, M., Muir, P. & Thompson, A.A. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve, March 2004. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science i-vii, 1-67 pp. [53] (as A. nigroris)
- Randall, J.E., DiBattista, J.D & Wilcox, C. 2011. Acanthurus nigros Günther, a valid species of surgeonfish, distinct from the Hawaiian A. nigroris Valenciennes. Pacific Science 65(2): 265-275 [272]
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [339] (as A. nigroris)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [32] (in part, as A. nigroris)
Randall, J.E. 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the World. Honolulu : Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press 125 pp. [50] (in part, as A. nigroris)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [424] (as Acanthurus nigroris)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [424] (as Acanthurus nigroris)
Randall, J.E., DiBattista, J.D & Wilcox, C. 2011. Acanthurus nigros Günther, a valid species of surgeonfish, distinct from the Hawaiian A. nigroris Valenciennes. Pacific Science 65(2): 265-275 [266]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [32] (Grey-head Surgeonfish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [424] (Bluelined Surgeonfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Greyhead Surgeonfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 11-Jun-2013 | 11-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |