WoRMS taxon details
Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834
219648 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219648)
accepted
Species
Acanthurus armiger Valenciennes, 1835 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Acanthurus fuscus Steindachner, 1861 · unaccepted
Hepatus celebicus (Bleeker, 1853) · unaccepted
Hepatus pyriferus (Kittlitz, 1834) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hepatus pyroferus (Kittlitz, 1834) · unaccepted
Rhombotides celebicus (Bleeker, 1853) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kittlitz, F. H. (1834). Beschreibung mehrerer neuer oder wenig gekannter Arten des Geschlechtes Acanthurus, im stillen Ocean, beobachtet und nach dem Leben abgebildet. <em>Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main.</em> v. 1: 189-196, Pls. 12-13. [details]
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs; prefers areas of mixed coral, rock, or sand at the base of reefs or ledges. Juveniles...
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs; prefers areas of mixed coral, rock, or sand at the base of reefs or ledges. Juveniles mimic @Centropyge@ spp.; in Guam, juveniles mimic @C. flavissimus@ but at Palau where this species is absent, they mimic @C. vrolikii@. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219648 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Kittlitz, F. H. (1834). Beschreibung mehrerer neuer oder wenig gekannter Arten des Geschlechtes Acanthurus, im stillen Ocean, beobachtet und nach dem Leben abgebildet. <em>Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main.</em> v. 1: 189-196, Pls. 12-13. [details]
original description (of Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 5): 739-782. [details]
original description (of Acanthurus armiger Valenciennes, 1835) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 5): 739-782. [details]
original description (of Acanthurus armiger Valenciennes, 1835) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1835). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome dixième. Suite du livre neuvième. Scombéroïdes. Livre dixième. De la famille des Teuthyes. Livre onzième. De la famille des Taenioïdes. Livre douzième. Des Athérines.</em> v. 10: i-xxiv + 1-482 + 2 pp., Pls. 280-306. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs; prefers areas of mixed coral, rock, or sand at the base of reefs or ledges. Juveniles mimic @Centropyge@ spp.; in Guam, juveniles mimic @C. flavissimus@ but at Palau where this species is absent, they mimic @C. vrolikii@. [details]
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hepatus pyroferus (Kittlitz, 1834))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus fuscus Steindachner, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhombotides celebicus (Bleeker, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hepatus pyriferus (Kittlitz, 1834))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus armiger Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hepatus celebicus (Bleeker, 1853))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mimic Surgeonfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus pyroferus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus fuscus Steindachner, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus pyroferus (Kittlitz, 1834))
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus celebicus (Bleeker, 1853))
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus pyriferus (Kittlitz, 1834))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombotides celebicus (Bleeker, 1853))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus armiger Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase images (Acanthurus pyroferus, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus pyroferus USNM 391101 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus pyroferus USNM 391259 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hepatus pyroferus (Kittlitz, 1834))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus fuscus Steindachner, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhombotides celebicus (Bleeker, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Hepatus pyriferus (Kittlitz, 1834))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus armiger Valenciennes, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Hepatus celebicus (Bleeker, 1853))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mimic Surgeonfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus pyroferus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus fuscus Steindachner, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus pyroferus (Kittlitz, 1834))
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus celebicus (Bleeker, 1853))
To FishBase (from synonym Hepatus pyriferus (Kittlitz, 1834))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombotides celebicus (Bleeker, 1853))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus armiger Valenciennes, 1835)
To FishBase images (Acanthurus pyroferus, Marshall Is., by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus pyroferus USNM 391101 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus pyroferus USNM 391259 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
