ADW: Acanthurus: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Perciformes
        
        Family Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
        
        Genus Acanthurus
        
        Species Acanthurus achilles (Achilles tang)
        
        Species Acanthurus albipectoralis (Whitefin surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus auranticavus (Orange-socket surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus bahianus (Barber)
        
        Species Acanthurus bariene (Bariene surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus blochii (Blue-banded pualu)
        
        Species Acanthurus chirurgus (Black doctorfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus chronixis (Chronixis surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus coeruleus (Blue Tang)
        
        Species Acanthurus dussumieri (Dussumier's surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus fowleri (Fowler's surgeon)
        
        Species Acanthurus gahhm (Black surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus grammoptilus (Finelined surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus guttatus (Mustard surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus japonicus (Japan surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus leucocheilus (Pale lipped surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus leucopareius (Head-band surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus leucosternon (Blue surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus lineatus (Blue banded surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus maculiceps (Earbar surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus mata (Bleeker's surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus monroviae (Monrovia doctorfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus nigricans (Black surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus nigricauda (Black-barred surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Blackspot surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus nigroris (Bluelined surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus nubilus (Bluelined surgeon)
        
        Species Acanthurus olivaceus (Gendarme fish)
        
        Species Acanthurus polyzona (Black-barred surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus pyroferus (Chocolate surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus randalli (Gulf surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus reversus
        
        Species Acanthurus sohal (Red Sea clown surgeon)
        
        Species Acanthurus tennentii (Doubleband surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus thompsoni (Chocolate surgeon)
        
        Species Acanthurus triostegus (Convict surgeon)
        
        Species Acanthurus tristis (Blackcheek surgeonfish)
        
        Species Acanthurus xanthopterus (Cuvier's Surgeonfish)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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