Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Acanthurus grammoptilus the finelined surgeonfish, inshore surgeonfish, Northwest surgeonfish or ring-tailed surgeonfish, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Acanthurus grammoptilus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:56:17.866796+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843
- Name authority
- Richardson, 1843
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Acanthurus
- 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
- genusAcanthurus Forsskål, 1775
- speciesAcanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acanthurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| lined surgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| backsurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758) | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen & Ayling, 1987 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthurus chronixis Randall, 1960 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| eyestripe surgeonfishAcanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthurus japonicus (Schmidt, 1931) | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthurus leucopareius (Jenkins, 1903) | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| powder-blue surgeonfishAcanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blue-lined surgeonfishAcanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829) | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876 | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| brown surgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775) | AcanthuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Richardson, J. (1843). Contributions to the ichthyology of Australia (continued). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series), v. 11 (nos 67–8, 71–2): 22–28, 169–182, 352–359, 422–428. 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:92NH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.