Deep-Sea taxon details
Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834
219648 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219648)
accepted
Species
Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kittlitz, F. H. (1834). Beschreibung mehrerer neuer oder wenig gekannter Arten des Geschlechtes Acanthurus, im stillen Ocean, beobachtet und nach dem Leben abgebildet. <em>Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main.</em> v. 1: 189-196, Pls. 12-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.127450 [details]
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs; prefers areas of mixed coral, rock, or sand at the base of reefs or ledges. Juveniles...
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs; prefers areas of mixed coral, rock, or sand at the base of reefs or ledges. Juveniles mimic @Centropyge@ spp.; in Guam, juveniles mimic @C. flavissimus@ but at Palau where this species is absent, they mimic @C. vrolikii@. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219648 on 2026-07-05
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219648 on 2026-07-05
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Kittlitz, F. H. (1834). Beschreibung mehrerer neuer oder wenig gekannter Arten des Geschlechtes Acanthurus, im stillen Ocean, beobachtet und nach dem Leben abgebildet. <em>Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main.</em> v. 1: 189-196, Pls. 12-13., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.127450 [details]
original description (of Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 5): 739-782. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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]
original description (of Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 5): 739-782. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs; prefers areas of mixed coral, rock, or sand at the base of reefs or ledges. Juveniles mimic @Centropyge@ spp.; in Guam, juveniles mimic @C. flavissimus@ but at Palau where this species is absent, they mimic @C. vrolikii@. [details]
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mimic Surgeonfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus pyroferus)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus pyroferus USNM 391101 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus pyroferus USNM 391259 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Mimic Surgeonfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthurus pyroferus)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthurus celebicus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus pyroferus USNM 391101 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthurus pyroferus USNM 391259 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
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