Prionurus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1804:(205) 211 Masc. Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède 1804. Type by monotypy. Latinized on p. 211. Acanthocaulus Waite 1900 apparently is an unneeded replacement. •Valid as Prionurus Lacepède 1804 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:238 [ref. 7348], Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:228 [ref. 6441], Tyler et al. 1989:37 [ref. 13460], Blot & Tyler 1990:26 [ref. 19415], Winterbottom 1993:36 [ref. 20307], Guiasu & Winterbottom 1993:300 [ref. 21023], Randall 2001:160 [ref. 25804], Randall 2001:3655 [ref. 26301], Parin 2003:S25 [ref. 28536], Allen et al. 2006:1743 [ref. 29094], Struthers 2015:1596 [ref. 34302], Ludt et al. 2019:4006 [ref. 36781]). Current status: Valid as Prionurus Lacepède 1804. Acanthuridae.