elegans, Teuthis Garman [S.] 1899:70, Pl. L' (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off the Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean, at the surface. Syntypes: MCZ 28745 (11). •Synonym of Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Randall 1956:173 [ref. 12221]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus 1758). Acanthuridae. Habitat: marine.