Species that contain: Acanthurus and leucocheilus [ 2 ] records

leucocheilus, Acanthurus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:419, Pl. 12 (fig. 3) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 34 (no. 4); ref. 10961] Bantayan, Cebu, and Agutaya, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP (5) presumed destroyed. •Valid as Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre 1927 -- (Randall 1956:195 [ref. 12221], Allen 1997:228 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:270 [ref. 23965], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:48 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:3664 [ref. 26301], Allen & Adrim 2003:62 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S120 [ref. 27377], Randall et al. 2005:132 [ref. 28745], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1021 [ref. 31980], Carpenter et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35143], Zajonz et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36871], Moore et al. 2020:110 [ref. 37357], Randall 2022:224 [ref. 40150]). Current status: Valid as Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre 1927. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles and Maldives east to Caroline Islands, Palau and Line Islands (Kiribati), south to Kimberley (Western Australia). Habitat: marine.

melanosternon, Acanthurus Smith [J. L. B.] 1956:693, Pl. 18 (fig. B) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 8 (no. 93) (art. 82) (for Sept. 1955); ref. 12476] Aldabra Islands, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 435. Paratypes: (many) not researched. Published 5 Jan. 1956. •Synonym of Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre 1927 -- (Kuiter & Debelius 2001:48 [ref. 26232], Randall 2022:224 [ref. 40150]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre 1927. Acanthuridae. Habitat: marine.