sandvicensis, Acanthurus triostegus var. Streets [T. H.] 1877:67 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum v.1 (no. 7); ref. 4290] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 15398. Paratypes: MCZ 35991 [ex USNM 15398] (2), USNM 143446 (20). •Synonym of Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Randall 1956:173 [ref. 12221]). •Synonym of Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Myers 1999:272 [ref. 23965], Thomson et al. 2000:256 [ref. 25640], Mundy 2005:491 [ref. 28379], Coleman & Bowen 2022:[3] [ref. 39231]). •Valid as Acanthurus sandvicensis Streets 1877. Current status: Valid as Acanthurus sandvicensis Streets 1877. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll, Hawaiian Ridge and Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.