grammoptilus, Acanthurus Richardson [J.] 1843:176 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1853.1.4.5 (dry) or 1843.6.15.38 (dry). West Pacific. •Valid as Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson 1843 -- (Randall 1956:211 [ref. 12221], Allen & Swainston 1988:140 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:422 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:224 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:372 [ref. 23967], Randall et al. 1997:422 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:270 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:40 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:3664 [ref. 26301], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:353 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1734 [ref. 29094], Larson et al. 2013:213 [ref. 32988], Carpenter et al. 2017:42 [ref. 35143], Hoschke et al. 2019:160 [ref. 36626], Noushad K. et al. 2024:46 [ref. 40947]). Current status: Valid as Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson 1843. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific. Habitat: marine.