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Acanthurus tractus

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Acanthurus tractus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species:
A. tractus
Binomial name
Acanthurus tractus
F. Poey, 1860
Acanthurus tractus range

Acanthurus tractus is a species of fish in the family Acanthuridae found in Florida, Bahamas, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.[1][2] However, FishBase considers it synonym of Acanthurus bahianus.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bernal, Moisés A.; Rocha, Luiz A. (2011). "Acanthurus tractus Poey, 1860, a valid western Atlantic species of surgeonfish (Teleostei, Acanthuridae), distinct from Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855". Zootaxa. 2905 (1): 63–68.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (31 January 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Acanthurus bahianus" in FishBase. October 2016 version.