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Acanthurus blochii
Valenciennes
Acanthurus blochii
was originally described as
Acanthurus blochii
by Valenciennes in 1835. It belongs to the family
Acanthuridae
and subfamily
Acanthurinae
. It is commonly known as Ringtail surgeonfish but has many other common names such as in Australia as Ringtail surgeonfish, in USA (contiguous states) as Tailring surgeonfish, in Papua New Guinea as Tailring surgeonfish, in Philippines as Labahita, in South Africa as Stertring-doktervis, in South Africa as Tailring surgeon.
more common names
It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and South Africa, Aldabra, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia.
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blochii
AuthorWI
Valenciennes [A.]
AuthorNI
Valenciennes
Qualification
in Cuvier & Valenciennes
Year
1835
Status
Valid
Class
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes
Order
Acanthuriformes
Acanthuriformes
Family
Acanthuridae
Subfamily
Acanthurinae
Acanthurinae
Genus
Acanthurus
Subgenus
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Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Acanthuriformes
Family
Acanthuridae
Subfamily
Acanthurinae
Genus
Acanthurus
Original Name
Acanthurus
Taxon Name
blochii
Original Combination
Acanthurus blochii
Original Genus
Acanthurus
Original Genus Species
Acanthurus blochii
OriginalSubGenus
Acanthurus
Original Author
Valenciennes
Original AuthorWI
Valenciennes [A.]
Original Qualification
in Cuvier & Valenciennes
Original Year
1835
Original Family
Acanthuridae
Original SubFamily
Acanthurinae
Original Level
species
Type Locality
Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Seychelles, western Indian Ocean.
Types
Syntypes: MNHN (apparently lost), ZMB 1733 (3) Indian Ocean.
Type Catalogue
Type catalog: Bauchot & Randall 1996:65 [ref. 22195], Paepke 1999:41 [ref. 24282].
Primary Code
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Journal
Hist. Nat. Poiss.
Citation
v. 10
Page
209
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Current Genus Species
Acanthurus blochii
Current Species
blochii
Current Genus
Acanthurus
Current AuthorWI
Valenciennes [A.]
Current AuthorNI
Valenciennes
Current Year
1835
Current Family
Acanthuridae
Current Subfamily
Acanthurinae
Acanthurinae
Habitat
reef-associated
Water
Salt water
Habitat Notes
Occurs in outer lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds primarily on the algal film covering compacted sand, ingesting the usual component of sand which probably aids in the trituration of the algal food in the thick-walled stomach, Also feeds on diatoms and detr
Depth Range
From 1 to 12 meters.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and South Africa, Aldabra, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia.
Current Summary
Valid as
Acanthurus blochii
Valenciennes 1835. Acanthuridae.
Name History
• Questionably a synonym of
Acanthurus mata
Cuvier 1829 -- (Randall 1956:219 [ref. 12221]). • Synonym of
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Valenciennes 1835 -- (Dor 1984:255 [ref. 29757]). • Valid as
Acanthurus blochii
Valenciennes 1835 -- (Randall 1986:813 [ref. 5706], Randall 1988:59 [ref. 14257], Randall et al. 1990:421 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:167 [ref. 25479], Allen 1997:228 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:421 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:269 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:535 [ref. 24106], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:642 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1330 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:425 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:123 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:270 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:49 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:3664 [ref. 26301], Nakabo 2002:1330 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:62 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:646 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:76 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3330 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:400 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:575 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:486 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1734 [ref. 29094], Randall 2007:420 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:106 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:226 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1019 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:270 [ref. 32706]).
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Authorship
Status
achilles
Acanthurus achilles
Shaw [G.] 1803
Valid
albipectoralis
Acanthurus albipectoralis
Allen [G. R.] & Ayling [A. M.] 1987
Valid
albofasciatus
Acanthurus albofasciatus
Ehrenberg [C. G.] in Rüppell 1829
Not available
aliala
Acanthurus aliala
Lesson [R. P.] 1831
Synonym
altivelis
Acanthurus altivelis
Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835
Synonym
annularis
Acanthurus annularis
Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835
Synonym
aquilinus
Acanthurus aquilinus
(Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906)
Synonym
argenteus
Acanthurus argenteus
Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825
Synonym
armiger
Acanthurus armiger
Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835
Synonym
aterrimus
Acanthurus aterrimus
Günther [A.] 1872
Synonym
atramentatus
Acanthurus atramentatus
(Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1905)
Not available
atrimentatus
Acanthurus atrimentatus
(Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903)
Synonym
auranticavus
Acanthurus auranticavus
Randall [J. E.] 1956
Valid
aurolineatus
Acanthurus aurolineatus
Day [F.] 1876
Synonym
australis
Acanthurus australis
(Gray [J. E.] 1827)
Synonym
bahianus
Acanthurus bahianus
Castelnau [F. L. de] 1855
Valid
barav
Acanthurus barav
Montrouzier [X.] 1857
Not available
bariene
Acanthurus bariene
Lesson [R. P.] 1831
Valid
bicommatus
Acanthurus bicommatus
Smith [J. L. B.] 1956
Synonym
bipunctatus
Acanthurus bipunctatus
Günther [A.] 1861
Synonym
bishopi
Acanthurus bishopi
(Bryan [W. A.] & Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1903)
Synonym
bleekeri
Acanthurus bleekeri
Günther [A.] 1861
Synonym
blochii
Acanthurus blochii
Bennett [E. T.] 1836
Synonym
brevis
Acanthurus brevis
Poey [F.] 1860
Synonym
broussonnetii
Acanthurus broussonnetii
Desmarest [A. G.] 1823
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