Acanthurus triostegus

Acanthurus triostegus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species:
A. triostegus
Binomial name
Acanthurus triostegus
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon triostegus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Acanthurus triostegus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Hepatus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Rhombotides triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Teuthis triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Harpurus fasciatus Forster, 1801
  • Acanthurus zebra Lacepède, 1802
  • Chaetodon couaga Lacepède, 1802
  • Teuthis australis Gray, 1827
  • Acanthurus hirundo Bennett, 1829
  • Acanthurus subarmatus Bennett, 1840
  • Acanthurus pentazona Bleeker, 1850
  • Rhombotides pentazona (Bleeker, 1850)
  • Acanthurus triostegus sandvicensis Streets, 1877
  • Hepatus sandvicensis (Streets, 1877)
  • Teuthis sandvicensis (Streets, 1877)
  • Teuthis elegans Garman, 1899
  • Teuthis troughtoni Whitley, 1928
  • Acanthurus triostegus marquesensis Schultz & Woods, 1948

Acanthurus triostegus, the convict surgeonfish, convict surgeon, convict tang or fiveband surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

  1. ^ Abesamis, R.; Clements, K. D.; Choat, J. H.; et al. (2012). "Acanthurus triostegus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177965A1504553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177965A1504553.en. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthurus triostegus". FishBase. June 2023 version.