thynnoides, Axinurus Cuvier [G.] 1829:225 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Dorey harbor, Papua New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-7092. Type catalog: Bauchot & Randall 1996:61 [ref. 22195]. Appeared first in footnote with distinguishing features tied to genus account. Also appeared in Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:299, Pl. 293 [ref. 1004]. •Valid as Naso thynnoides (Cuvier 1829) [sometimes with author as Valenciennes 1835] -- (Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:230 [ref. 6441], Randall 1986:822 [ref. 5706], Winterbottom 1992 [ref. 19825], Randall 1994:118 [ref. 21648], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:559 [ref. 27969] with author as Valenciennes, Allen 1997:224 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:539 [ref. 25919], Borden 1998:105 [ref. 23309], Myers 1999:275 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:548 [ref. 24106], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:642 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1319 [ref. 25182], Randall 2001:173 [ref. 25459], Hutchins 2001:270 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:128 [ref. 26232] with author as Valenciennes, Randall 2001:3665 [ref. 26301] with author and date as Valenciennes 1835, Nakabo 2002:1319 [ref. 26193], Randall et al. 2002:163 [ref. 26192], Allen & Adrim 2003:63 [ref. 26830] with author as Valenciennes 1835, Myers & Donaldson 2003:648 [ref. 27495] with author as Valenciennes 1835, Randall et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27624] with author as Valenciennes 1835, Randall 2005:595 [ref. 28239] with author as Valenciennes 1835, Randall et al. 2005:131 [ref. 28745] with aurhor as Valenciennes 1835, Allen et al. 2006:1742 [ref. 29094], Fricke et al. 2009:109 [ref. 30213], Imamura 2009:306 [ref. 30434], Ho et al. 2011:205 [ref. 31484], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1033 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:185 [ref. 33932], Koeda in Koeda & Ho 2019:1147 [ref. 42393], Zajonz et al. 2019:99 [ref. 36871], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:261 [ref. 41223], Randall 2022:238 [ref. 40150], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1192 [ref. 40796], Zajonz et al. 2024:[13] [ref. 41238], Myers et al. 2025:85 [ref. 42065]). Current status: Valid as Naso thynnoides (Cuvier 1829). Acanthuridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Mariana Islands and Caroline Islands (Micronesia), north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. IUCN (2012): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.