Ctenochaetus Gill [T. N.] 1884:279 Masc. Acanthurus strigosus Bennett 1828. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Not expressly proposed as a replacement name. •Synonym of Acanthurus Gill 1884 -- (Sorenson et al. 2013:155 [ref. 32702]). •Valid as Ctenochaetus Gill 1884 -- (Leis & Richards 1984:548 [ref. 13669], Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:232 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:816 [ref. 5706], Tyler et al. 1989:38 [ref. 13460], Blot & Tyler 1990:35 [ref. 19415], Winterbottom 1993:36 [ref. 20307], Guiasu & Winterbottom 1993:300 [ref. 21023], Randall & Clements 2001:3 [ref. 25453], Randall 2001:3655 [ref. 26301], Allen et al. 2006:1738 [ref. 29094], Motomura et al. 2017:206 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:353 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:167 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:302 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Ctenochaetus Gill 1884. Acanthuridae.