Synonyma
Acronurus Günther (ex Gronow), 1861 ― Acanthurus argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Günther, A. 1861. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. London. v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x.
Ctenodon Klunzinger, 1871 ― Acanthurus strigosus Bennett, 1828
Klunzinger, C. B. 1871. Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. II. Theil. Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21: 441-688.
Typový druh
Acanthurus strigosus Bennett, 1828.
Původní popis
Gill, T. N. 1884. Synopsis of the genera of the superfamily Teuthidoidea (families Teuthididae and Siganidae). Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. v. 7 (no. 435): 275-281.
