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Species in the genus Prionurus: [ 9 ] records

biafraensis, Xesurus Blache [J.] & Rossignol [M.] 1962:482, Fig. [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 33 (no. 5) (for 1961); ref. 7641] Pointe de Prayao, São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea, depth 10 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1961-0309. Type catalog: Bauchot & Randall 1996:63 [ref. 22195]. •Valid as Prionurus biafraensis (Blache & Rossignol 1962) -- (Desoutter 1990:964 [ref. 18967], Afonso et al. 1999:79 [ref. 25466], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:138 [ref. 26232] as biafraenis, Randall 2001:161 [ref. 25804], Wirtz et al. 2007:40 [ref. 30263], Rocha in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2860 [ref. 34618], Ludt et al. 2019:4007 [ref. 36781], Reiner 2019:270 [ref. 38139] as biafrensis, Fermon et al. 2022:300 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Prionurus biafraensis (Blache & Rossignol 1962). Acanthuridae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Lopez (Gabon) south to Pointe-Noire (Congo), including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

chrysurus, Prionurus Randall [J. E.] 2001:161, Figs. 2-3 [Journal of South Asian Natural History v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 25804] "Blue Lagoon", just north of Padang Bai, Bali, Indonesia, depth 10 meters. Holotype: BPBM 21657. Paratypes: USNM 363483 (1). •Valid as Prionurus chrysurus Randall 2001 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:63 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1035 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Prionurus chrysurus Randall 2001. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

clarionis, Xesurus Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.] in Gilbert 1897:445, Pl. 51 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1115); ref. 1629] Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Islands, off western Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 47001-02 (1, 1), 47047 (1), 47114-15 (1, 1), 47148-52 (5), 52850 (1). •Synonym of Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Randall 2001:159 [ref. 25804]). Current status: Synonym of Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846). Acanthuridae. Habitat: marine.

hopkinsi, Xesurus Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:155, Pl. 25 (fig. 48) [Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences v. 4; ref. 1639] Panama. Holotype: CAS-SU 12671. Paratypes: (1) ?BMNH 1903.5.15.76 [from Jordan] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:104 [ref. 12291]. Holotype established in caption to Pl. 25. •Synonym of Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Randall 2001:159 [ref. 25804]). Current status: Synonym of Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846). Acanthuridae. Habitat: marine.

laticlavius, Naseus Valenciennes [A.] 1846:no p., Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "la Vénus"; ref. 6165] Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Holotype (unique): MNHN A-7493 (dry). Type catalog: Bauchot & Randall 1996:63 [ref. 22195]. Dates to publication in plate; corresponding text published as Valenciennes 1855:335 [ref. 4504] with genus as Prionurus. •Valid as Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:274 [ref. 22193], Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:844 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:45 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:566 [ref. 24023], Thomson et al. 2000:255 [ref. 25640], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:136 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:161 [ref. 25804], Nelson et al. 2004:175 [ref. 27807], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:194 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:450 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:611 [ref. 34923], Cambra et al. 2018:2 [ref. 36349], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2018:S8 [ref. 36248], Ludt et al. 2019:4008 [ref. 36781], Love et al. 2021:208 [ref. 39279], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40981]). Current status: Valid as Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846). Acanthuridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Prionurus Ogilby [J. D.] 1887:395 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887 (pt 2); ref. 18488] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.1033. •Valid as Prionurus maculatus Ogilby 1887 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:226 [ref. 24556], Randall et al. 1990:433 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:370 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:167 [ref. 25479], Kuiter 1997:372 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:433 [ref. 25919], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:437 [ref. 25191], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:134 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:161 [ref. 25804], Randall 2001:3665 [ref. 26301], Randall 2005:597 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1743 [ref. 29094], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:117 [ref. 36167], Struthers 2015:1596 [ref. 34302]). Current status: Valid as Prionurus maculatus Ogilby 1887. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

microlepidotus, Prionurus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1804:205, 211 [Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4; ref. 12515] No locality [= New South Wales, Australia, Voyage of Péron]., Holotype (unique): MNHN A-7004. Type catalog: Bauchot & Randall 1996:63 [ref. 22195]. •Synonym of Prionurus scalprus Valenciennes 1835 -- (Choi et al. 2003:670 [ref. 26218]). •Valid as Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède 1804 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:240 [ref. 7348], Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041], Randall et al. 1990:433 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:370 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:167 [ref. 25479], Kuiter 1997:372 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:433 [ref. 25919], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:13 [ref. 24670], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:132 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:161 [ref. 25804], Randall 2001:3665 [ref. 26301], Allen et al. 2006:1743 [ref. 29094]). Current status: Valid as Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède 1804. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Prionurus Gill [T. N.] 1862:242 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1665] Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: CAS 79587 [ex OU 6099], MCZ 35896 [ex USNM 9306] (4), USNM 9306 (24). •Valid as Prionurus punctatus Gill 1862 -- (Allen & Robertson 1994:274 [ref. 22193], Krupp in Fischer et al. 1995:844 [ref. 22829], Thomson et al. 2000:255 [ref. 25640], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:137 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:161 [ref. 25804], Nelson et al. 2004:175 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:164 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:180 [ref. 32708], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:150 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:450 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:611 [ref. 34923]). •Synonym of Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Ludt et al. 2019:4008 [ref. 36781]). Current status: Synonym of Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846). Acanthuridae. Habitat: marine.

scalprum, Prionurus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:298 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMB 8582. Type catalog: Bauchot & Randall 1996:68 [ref. 22195] as Prionurus scalprum. Type from H. Papke in letter 15 Nov. 2005. •Synonym of Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède 1804 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:240 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes 1835 -- (Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:228 [ref. 6441] as scalprus, Kuiter 1993:370 [ref. 23929] as sculprus, Chen et al. 1997:155 [ref. 26476] as scalprus, Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:642 [ref. 25122] as scalprus, Nakabo 2000:1319 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:259 [ref. 25480] as scalprus, Shinohara et al. 2000:183 [ref. 25987], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:134 [ref. 26232] as scalprus, Randall 2001:161 [ref. 25804], Nakabo 2002:1319 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:415, 670 [ref. 26218] as scalprus, Parin 2003:S25 [ref. 28536], Motomura et al. 2010:228 [ref. 31256], Parin et al. 2014:507 [ref. 33547], Motomura et al. 2015:30 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:104 [ref. 35333], Kim et al. 2020:179 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:110 [ref. 37637], Dewa et al. 2022:29 [ref. 40001]). Current status: Valid as Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes 1835. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China north to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.