razor surgeonfish
Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Razor surgeonfish (Prionurus laticlavius), Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico
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Open encyclopedia reference
Prionurus laticlavius the razor surgeonfish or razor sawtail, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Prionurus laticlavius; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:44:51.550190+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1846)
- Common name
- razor surgeonfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Prionurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyAcanthuridae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPrionurinae Smith, 1966
- genusPrionurus Lacepède, 1804
- speciesPrionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Prionurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Prionurus biafraensis (Blache & Rossignol, 1962) | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prionurus maculatus Ogilby, 1887 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède, 1804 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prionurus chrysurus Randall, 2001 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes, 1835 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Prionurus hopkinsi (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) | synonym |
| Naseus laticlavius Valenciennes, 1846 Valenciennes, 1846 | synonym |
| Xesurus clarionis Gilbert & Starks, 1897 Gilbert & Starks, 1897 | synonym |
| Xesurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846) (Valenciennes, 1846) | synonym |
| Xesurus hopkinsi Gilbert & Starks, 1904 Gilbert & Starks, 1904 | synonym |
| Prionurus clarionis (Gilbert & Starks, 1897) (Gilbert & Starks, 1897) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282346 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MGJB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.