xanthurus, Acanthurus Blyth [E.] 1852:50 [Report on Ceylon mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes; ref. 16969] Sri Lanka. No types known. •Valid as Zebrasoma xanthurum (Blyth 1852) -- (Klausewitz 1969:47 [ref. 39502], Dor 1984:256 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:68 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:389 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:218 [ref. 23922], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:187 [ref. 25703], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:92 [ref. 26232], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S120 [ref. 27377], Al-Badri & Jawad 2014:434 [ref. 33633], Bernardi et al. 2018:3 [ref. 36114], Ali et al. 2018:340 [ref. 36183], Jawad et al. 2018:122 [ref. 36262], Golani & Fricke 2018:168 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:35 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:99 [ref. 36871], Kovačić et al. 2021:59 [ref. 39014], Randall 2022:244 [ref. 40150], Zajonz et al. 2024:[11] [ref. 41238]). Current status: Valid as Zebrasoma xanthurum (Blyth 1852). Acanthuridae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf to Maldives and Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.