Marquesan Surgeonfish

Acanthurus reversus Randall & Earle, 1999

Also calledChirurgien des Marquises (fra) · Cirurgião-de-Marquesas (por) · Peix cirurgià de les Marqueses (cat) · Pesce chirurgo marchesiano (ita) · Pez Cirujano Marquesano (spa)

First described in: Randall, J. E.; Earle, J. L. (1999). Acanthurus reversus, a new species of surgeonfish (Perciformes, Acanthuridae) from the Marquesas Islands. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51 (14): 473-481.

This species is catalogued but little written about: there is no encyclopaedia article for it yet. What the world knows is in its records below and in the literature linked under “In the stacks”.