Species Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927

Museums

Regional Maps

• Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, A.W. 1927. Philippine surgeon fishes and moorish idols. Philippine Journal of Science 34(4): 403-478 [419, pl. 12 (fig. 3)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BSMP (destroyed in WWII), Bantayan, Cebu, and Agutaya, Philippines.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Christmas Island; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef.

Extra Ecological Information

5-40 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [228-229]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1021] (Vol III)

Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [48]

Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [270]

Randall, J.E. 1956. A revision of the surgeon fish genus Acanthurus. Pacific Science 10(2): 159-235 figs 1-23 pls 1-3 [195]

Randall, J.E. 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the World. Honolulu : Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press 125 pp. [38]

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [228] (Pale-lipped Surgeonfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Apr-2012	ADDED