fuliginosus, Acanthurus Lesson [R. P.] 1831:149 [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Kosrae, Caroline Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot & Randall 1996:66 [ref. 22195] with uncertain status. Based on a drawing; no types known. •Unidentifiable -- (Randall 1954:160 [ref. 12221]). •Valid as Acanthurus fuliginosus Lesson 1831 -- (Khan 1998:230 [ref. 24980]). •Synonym of Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes 1835 -- (Randall 2001:3675 [ref. 26301] as fulginosus, with date 1830, Mundy 2005:491 [ref. 28379], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:353 [ref. 28867]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes 1835. Acanthuridae. Habitat: marine.