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Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775)

To FishBase images (<i>Acanthurus sohal</i>, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishBase images (Acanthurus sohal, by Randall, J.E.)

219649  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219649)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Acanthuriformes (Order)
  11. Acanthuridae (Family)
  12. Acanthurus (Genus)
  13. Acanthurus sohal (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 63, xiii [details] OpenAccess publication
Description Feeds on various kinds of algae, mainly @Sargassum@, and fine filamentous green algae <111>. The typical habitat is outer edge...  
Description Feeds on various kinds of algae, mainly @Sargassum@, and fine filamentous green algae <111>. The typical habitat is outer edge of reef flats exposed to surge. A very aggressive territorial species<307> [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219649 on 2025-07-19
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
1998-06-18 06:08:16Z
changed
Fondo, Esther
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 216 [details] 

original description (of Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 63, xiii [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

Ecology

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals [details]

Unreviewed
Description Feeds on various kinds of algae, mainly @Sargassum@, and fine filamentous green algae <111>. The typical habitat is outer edge of reef flats exposed to surge. A very aggressive territorial species<307> [details]
    Definitions

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LanguageName 
English SohalRed Sea surgeonfish  [details]
To Barcode of Life (40 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Aspisurus sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus sohal) 
To FishBase 
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Ctenodon ruppelii (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Aspisurus sohar (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Choetodon sohab (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Acanthurus sohal, by Randall, J.E.) 
To Fishipedia 
To GenBank (121 nucleotides; 125 proteins) 
To GenBank (121 nucleotides; 125 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus sohal FIN026050 Slide 120 mm) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus sohal FIN026050B Slide 120 mm) 
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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