chirurgus, Chaetodon Bloch [M. E.] 1787:99, Pl. 208 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 3; ref. 468] Martinique Island, West Indies. Types: ZMB (not found). On p. 74 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 6 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch 1787) -- (Randall 1956:223 [ref. 12221], Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:406 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:256 [ref. 23100], Desoutter 1990:962 [ref. 18967], Boschung 1992:166 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:251 [ref. 23827], Cervigón 1994:215 [ref. 24488], Aguilera 1998:52 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:321 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:168 [ref. 27754], Rocha & Rosa 2001:992 [ref. 25909], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:68 [ref. 26232], Rocha et al. 2002:244 [ref. 25914], Smith-Vaniz et al. 2002:104 [ref. 26570], Collette et al. 2003:124 [ref. 26784], Randall 2003:1804 [ref. 27098], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:100 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:67 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:174 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:743 [ref. 28815], Bernal & Rocha 2011:63 [ref. 31336]). Current status: Valid as Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch 1787). Acanthuridae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.