Species that contain: Acanthurus and nigroris [ 4 ] records

atrimentatus, Teuthis Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:198 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50673. Paratypes: (20) AMNH 2301 (1); ANSP 24229 (1), 28144-45 (1, 1); BPBM 1707 (1); CAS 1501 (1); FMNH 3968 (1); IU 9818 (1, not found); MCZ 28909 (1); CAS-SU 7482 (1); USFC 2731 (1); USNM 126593 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:104 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:17 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:83 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes 1835 -- (Randall 1956:187 [ref. 12221], Mundy 2005:489 [ref. 28379], Randall et al. 2011:265 [ref. 31249]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes 1835. Acanthuridae. Habitat: marine.

bipunctatus, Acanthurus Günther [A.] 1861:331 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] China Sea [in error, Malay Archipelago] and Fiji Islands. Lectotype: BMNH 1848.3.13.215. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1856.9.4.75 (1) Fiji. Randall et al. 2011:270 [ref. 31149] serve as first revisers, selecting nigros Günther 1861 over bipunctatus Günther; both published in the same publication. Lectotype selected by Randall 1956 [ref. 12221]. •Synonym of Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes 1835 -- (Randall 1956:187 [ref. 12221]). •Synonym of Acanthurus nigros Günther 1861 -- (Randall et al. 2011:270 [ref. 31249]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthurus nigros Günther 1861. Acanthuridae. Habitat: marine.

nigroris, Acanthurus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:208 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Hawaiian Island. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0593. Type catalog: Bauchot & Randall 1996:58 [ref. 22195]. References before 31249 are referable to Acanthurus nigros Günther 1861. •Valid as Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes 1835 -- (Randall 1956:187 [ref. 12221], Randall et al. 1990:424 [ref. 15987], Randall et al. 1997:424 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:271 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:28 [ref. 25829], Randall & Earle 2000:21 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:123 [ref. 25868], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:32 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:3665 [ref. 26301], Allen & Adrim 2003:62 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:647 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:76 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:580 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:489 [ref. 28379], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:353 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1736 [ref. 29094], Randall 2007:425 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Valid as Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes 1835. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll endemic [on ref. 31249]. Habitat: marine.

nigros, Acanthurus Günther [A.] 1861:332 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Aneiteum Island, Vanuatu. Lectotype: BMNH 1861.5.31.29 (dry). Paralectotypes: (2) BMNH 1861.5.31.41 (1, stuffed). Regarded as an original description, Acanthurus nigroris included in synonymy with question; an alternate interpretation is that this is an unjustified emendation of Acanthurus nigroris. Lectotype selected by Randall 1956:100 [ref. 12221]. •Synonym of Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes 1835 -- (Randall 1956:187 [ref. 12221], Mundy 2005:489 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Acanthurus nigros Günther 1861 -- (Randall et al. 2011:267 [ref. 31249], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988], Hanahara et al. 2021:45 [ref. 38636]). Current status: Valid as Acanthurus nigros Günther 1861. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Minamidaitojima Island (off southern Japan), Palau, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia east to Marshall Islands, Line Islands and French Polynesia. Habitat: marine.