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1643 Cuvier, M.B. and M.A. Valenciennes, 1835. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome 10. Chez F.G. Levrault, Paris, xxiv + 482 p. 1835 Acanthurus xanthopterus 215
481 Bleeker, P., 1850. Bijdrage tot de kennis der Sparoiden van den Soenda-Molukschen Archipel. Verh. Batav. Genoot. Kunsten Wet. 23:1-16. 1850 Acanthurus matoides 12
1927 Bleeker, P., 1863. Onzième notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l'île de Ternate. Neder. Tijdschr. Dierk. 1:228-238. 1863 Rhombotides matoides 235
1937 Günther, A.C., 1873. Andrew Garrett's fische der Südsee, beschrieben und redigirt von A.C.L.G. Günther. J. Mus. Godeffroy 2(3):128. 1873 Acanthurus blochii 109;pl.69;fig.B
1941 Jordan, D.S., 1895. The fishes of Sinaloa. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2(5):377-514. 1895 Teuthis crestonis 485;pl.47
640 Seale, A., 1901. Report of a mission to Guam. Part 2. Fishes. Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 1(3):61-128. 1901 Teuthis mata 107
1945 Jordan, D.S. and H.W. Fowler, 1902. A review of the Chaetodontidae and related families of fishes found in the waters of Japan. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 25:513-563. 1902 Acanthurus xanthopterus 553
566 Jenkins, O.P., 1903. Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species. Bull. U.S. Fish. Comm. 22:417-538. 1903 Teuthis xanthopterus 477
1943 Jordan, D.S. and B.W. Evermann, 1905. The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Part I. The shore fishes. Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. 23(1):574 p. 1905 Acanthurus xanthopterus 387-389
1954 Snodgrass, R.E. and E. Heller, 1905. Papers from the Hopkins-Standford Galapagos Expedition, 1898-1899. XVII. Shore fishes of the Revillagigedo, Clipperton, Cocos, and Galapagos Islands. Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 6:333-427. 1905 Acanthurus xanthopterus 403
412 Jordan, D.S. and A. Seale, 1906. The fishes of Samoa: description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check list of the fishes of Oceania. Bull. Bur. Fish. 25:173-455. 1906 Hepatus aquilinus 353;fig.66
1495 Bamber, R.C., 1915. Reports on the marine biology of the Sudanese Red Sea, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., D. Sc., F.L.S. - XXII. The fishes. J. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 31:477-485. 1915 Teuthis guentheri 482
1946 Jordan, D.S. and E.K. Jordan, 1922. A list of the fishes of Hawaii, with notes and descriptions of new species. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 10(1):92. 1922 Acanthurus umbra 65
1496 Barnard, K.H., 1927. A monograph of the marine fishes of South Africa. Part II. (Teleostei-Discocephali to end. Appendix). Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 21:419-1065. 1927 Teuthis nigrofuscus 779
1951 Meek, S.E. and S.F. Hildebrand, 1928. The marine fishes of Panama. Part III. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. Zool. Ser. 15 (publ.249):709-1045. 1928 Acanthurus xanthopterus 782
1565 Fowler, H.W. and B.A. Bean, 1929. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent waters. The fishes of the series Capriformes, Ephippiformes, and Squamipennes, collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer 'Albatross', chiefly in Philippine Seas and. Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus. 8(100):i-xi + 1-352. 1929 Hepatus elongatus 213
2857 Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948. English and local common names of Philippine fishes. U. S. Dept. of Interior and Fish and Wildl. Serv. Circular No. 14, U. S. Gov't Printing Office, Washington. 128 p. 1948 Acanthurus xanthopterus 73
1920 Randall, J.E., 1956. A revision of the surgeonfish genus Acanthurus. Pac. Sci. 10(2):159-235. 1956 Acanthurus xanthopterus 215
275 Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg, 1960. Ecological relationships of the fish fauna on coral reefs of the Marshall Islands. Ecol. Monogr. 30(1):65-127. 1960 Acanthurus xanthopterus 91
710 Smith, J.L.B., 1961. The sea fishes of southern Africa. 4th ed. Central News Agency, Ltd., Johannesburg. 580 p. 1961 Acanthurus fuliginosus -->
1623 Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith, 1963. The fishes of Seychelles. Rhodes University, Grahamstown. 215 p. 1963 Acanthurus xanthopterus 25
27857 Goo, F.C.C. and A.H. Banner, 1963. A preliminary compilation of Gilbertese animal and plant names. Manuscript prepared under Contract SA-43-ph-3741. National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 1963 Acanthurus xanthopterus 32
4821 Bagnis, R., P. Mazellier, J. Bennett and E. Christian, 1972. Fishes of Polynesia. Les Editions du Pacifique, Tahiti. 368 p. 1972 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
2325 Munz, F.W. and W.N. McFarland, 1973. The significance of spectral position in the rhodopsins of tropical marine fishes. Vision Res.13:1829-1874. 1973 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
10494 Helfman, G.S. and J.E. Randall, 1973. Palauan fish names. Pac. Sci. 27(2):136-153. 1973 Acanthurus xanthopterus 150
13767 Randall, J.E., 1973. Tahitian fish names and a preliminary checklist of the fishes of the Society Islands. Occas. Pap. B. P. Bishop Mus. 24(11):167-214. 1973 Acanthurus xanthopterus 205
28989 Abo, T., B. Bender, A. Capelle and T. DeBrum, 1976. Marshallese English Dictionary. Pail Language Texts. Micronesia. 1976 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
11071 Lobel, P.S., 1978. Gilbertese and Ellice Islander names for fishes and other organisms. Micronesica 14(2):177-197. 1978 Acanthurus xanthopterus 192
4716 Halstead, B.W., 1980. Dangerous marine animals. Cornell Maritime Press, Inc., Maryland, U.S.A. 1980 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
12400 Randall, J.E., 1980. A survey of ciguatera at Enewetak and Bikini, Marshall Islands, with notes on the systematics and food habits of ciguatoxic fishes. Fish. Bull. 78:201-249. 1980 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
2928 Johannes, R.E., 1981. Words of the lagoon: fishing and marine lore in the Palau district of Micronesia. University of California Press, Berkley. 245 p. 1981 Acanthurus xanthopterus 201
11018 Collette, B.B., 1983. Mangrove fishes of New Guinea. p. 91-102. In H.J. Teas (ed.) Tasks for vegetation science, Vol. 8. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague. 1983 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
53190 Uchida, R.N., 1983. Summary of environmental and fishing information on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: A review of the plankton communities and fishery resources. NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFC-33, 159 p. 1983 Acanthurus xanthopterus 21
240 Thresher, R.E., 1984. Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. 1984 Acanthurus xanthopterus 273-279
559 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). 1984 Acanthurus xanthopterus 232;pl.230
3146 Randall, J.E., 1984. Acanthuridae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Vol. 1. FAO, Rome. pag. var. 1984 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
4795 Bagnis, R., P. Mazellier, J. Bennett and E. Christian, 1984. Poissons de Polynésie, 5th Edition. Société Nouvelle des Editions du Pacifique, Elysées, France. 1984 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
5978 Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola, 1984. Trawled fishes of southern Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Australia, Directorate General of Fishes, Indonesia, and German Agency for Technical Cooperation, Federal Republic of Germany. 407 p. 1984 Acanthurus xanthopterus 253,353
6867 Talwar, P.K. and R.K. Kacker, 1984. Commercial sea fishes of India. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 997 p. 1984 Acanthurus xanthopterus 770
13299 Lal, P.N, K. Swamy and P. Singh, 1984. 'Mangrove ecosystem' fisheries associated with mangroves and their management. Mangrove fishes in Wairiki Creek and their implications on the management of resources in Fiji. UNESCO Rep. Mar. Sci. 27:93-108. 1984 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
2871 Bianchi, G., 1985. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of TCP/URT/4406 and FAO (FIRM) Regular Programme. FAO, Rome. 199 p. 1985 Acanthurus xanthopterus 112
9405 Grove, J.S., 1985. Influence of the 1982-1983 El Niño event upon the ichthyofauna of the Galápagos archipelago. p. 191-198. In G. Robinson and E.M. del Pino (eds.) El Niño in the Galápagos Islands:the 1982-1983 event. Publication of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galápagos Islands, Quito, Ecuador, 1985. 1985 Acanthurus xanthopterus 196
13300 David, G., 1985. Pêche de subsistance et milieu naturel: les mangroves de Vanuatu et leur intérêt halieutique. Notes et documents d'océanographie. Mission ORSTOM de Port-Vila, 13:67 p. multigr. 1985 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
33217 Wright, A. and A.H. Richards, 1985. A multispecies fishery associated with coral reefs in the Tigak Islands, Papua New Guinea. Asian Marine Biology 2:69-84. 1985 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
38544 Blaber, S.J.M., J.W. Young and M.C. Dunning, 1985. Community structure and zoogeographic affinities of the coastal fishes of the Dampier region of north-western Australia. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 36:247-266. 1985 Acanthurus xanthopterus 265
3145 Randall, J.E., 1986. Acanthuridae. p. 811-823. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 1986 Acanthurus xanthopterus 816
5439 Randall, J.E., 1986. 106 new records of fishes from the Marshall Islands. Bull. Mar. Sci. 38(1):170-252. 1986 Acanthurus xanthopterus 175
6026 Leblic, I. and M.-H. Teulières, 1987. Systèmes techniques et sociaux d'exploitation traditionnelle des ressources marines des pêcheurs kanaks du nord et du sud de la Calédonie. Rapport pour les Appels d'Offre Appartenance Régionale et Identité Culturelle 1983. Transmission des Savoirs 1984. 1987 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
5450 Bouhlel, M., 1988. Poissons de Djibouti. Placerville (California, USA): RDA International, Inc. 416 p. 1988 Acanthurus xanthopterus 34
6956 De la Paz, R.M., N. Aragones and D. Agulto, 1988. Coral-reef fishes off western Calatagan, Batangas (Luzon Island, Philippines) with notes on new and rare captures and controversial taxa. Philipp. J. Sci. 117:237-318. 1988 Acanthurus xanthopterus 246
30874 Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene, 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island Natural History Association, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 6798, Australia. 197 p. 1988 Acanthurus xanthopterus 150,184
5543 Dalzell, P., 1989. The biology of surgeon fishes with particular emphasis on Acanthurus nigricauda and A. xanthopterus from northern Papua New Guinea. University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. 285 p. M.S. thesis. 1989 Acanthurus xanthopterus 285
2334 Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. 1990 Acanthurus xanthopterus 426
5213 Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga, 1990. Fichas FAO de identificaçao de espécies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salobras de Moçambique. Publicaçao preparada em collaboraçao com o Instituto de Investigaçao Pesquiera de Moçambique, com financiamento do Projecto PNUD/FAO MOZ/86/030 e de NORAD. Roma, FAO. 1990. 424 p. 1990 Acanthurus xanthopterus 35
43538 Shao, K.-T., C.-P. Lin, L.-T. Ho and P.-L. Lin, 1990. Study on the fish communities from northern and southern waters of Taiwan by analyzing the impingement data. J. Fish. Soc. Taiwan 17(2):73-90. 1990 Acanthurus xanthopterus 77
1602 Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. 1991 Acanthurus xanthopterus 247
3804 Dalzell, P., S.R. Lindsay and H. Patiale, 1991. Fisheries resources survey of the Island of Niue. Tech. Doc. Inshore Fish. Res. Proj. S. Pac. Comm 3. A report prepared in conjunction with the South Pacific Commission Inshore Fisheries Research Project, and the FAO South Pacific Aquaculture Development Project for the Government of Niue, July 1990. 1991 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
4517 Hureau, J.-C., 1991. La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 1991 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
4537 Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. 1991 Acanthurus xanthopterus 149
6771 Kailola, P.J., 1991. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. III. Gobiidae to Molidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. 153 p. 1991 Acanthurus xanthopterus 456
26067 Smith, A. and P. Dalzell, 1991. Fisheries resources and management investigations in Woleai Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia. 46 p. 1991 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
100789 Nichols, P.V., 1991. Republic of Palau marine resources profiles. Fisheries Development Section, Forum Fisheries Agency https://www.spc.int/.../palau/palau_profiles.doc [Accessed 23/03/2015]. 1991 Acanthurus xanthopterus 109
5399 McManus, J.W., C.L. Nañola Jr., R.B. Reyes Jr. and K.N. Kesner, 1992. Resource ecology of the Bolinao coral reef system. ICLARM Stud. Rev. 22:117 p. 1992 Acanthurus xanthopterus 82
8631 Kuiter, R.H., 1992. Tropical reef-fishes of the western Pacific Indonesia and adjacent waters. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta. 314 p. 1992 Acanthurus xanthopterus 256
3807 Smith, A. and P. Dalzell, 1993. Fisheries resources and management investigations in Woleai Atoll, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. Inshore Fish. Res. Proj., Tech. Doc., South Pacific Commission. Noumea, New Caledonia. 64 p. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
5193 Shen, S.C. (ed.), 1993. Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus 545
5227 Humann, P. and N. Deloach, 1993. Reef fish identification. Galápagos. New World Publications, Inc., Florida. 267 p. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus 30-31
5358 Miyasaka, A., 1993. A database on scientific and common names of fishes exported from Hawaii. The information was derived from the above mentioned database. A printout of the names is also available from the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
5525 Kulbicki, M., G. Mou Tham, P. Thollot and L. Wantiez, 1993. Length-weight relationships of fish from the lagoon of New Caledonia. Naga ICLARM Q. 16(2-3):26-29. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
5756 Mohsin, A.K.M., M.A. Ambak and M.N.A. Salam, 1993. Malay, English, and scientific names of the fishes of Malaysia. Occas. Publ. Fac. Fish. Mar. Sci. Univ. Pertanian Malays. 11:226 p. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
6365 Fouda, M.M. and G.V. Hermosa Jr., 1993. A checklist of Oman fishes. Sultan Qaboos University Press, Sultanate of Oman. 42 p. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
11303 Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993. Annotated checklist of the epipelagic and shore fishes of the Maldives Islands. Ichthyol. Bull. of the J.L.B. Smith Inst. of Ichthyol. (59):1-47. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus 41
12484 van der Elst, R., 1993. A guide to the common sea fishes of southern Africa. (3rd Ed.). Struik Publishers, Cape Town. 398 p. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus 115
42484 White, A. and H. Calumpong, 1993. Saving Tubbataha Reef: Earthwatch expedition to the Philippines '92. Silliman J. 36(2):77-105. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus 101
43515 Shao, K.-T., J.-P. Chen, P.-H. Kao and C.-Y. Wu, 1993. Fish fauna and their geographical distribution along the western coast of Taiwan. Acata Zoologica Taiwanica 4(2):113-140. 1993 Acanthurus xanthopterus 116
9399 Allen, G.R. and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1994. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Res. Bull. 412:21 p. 1994 Acanthurus xanthopterus 18
9710 Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. 1994 Acanthurus xanthopterus 125.6
10415 Adams, T. and P. Dalzell, 1994. Artisanal fishing. Paper presented at the Workshop on Marine/Coastal Biodiversity in the Tropical Island Pacific Region, 2-9 November 1994, East West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia. 19 p. 1994 Acanthurus xanthopterus 13
28888 Allen, G.R. and P.L. Munday, 1994. Kimbe Bay rapid ecological assessment: the coral reefs of Kimbe Bay (West New Britain, Papua New Guinea), Volume 3: Fish diversity of Kimbe Bay. The Nature Conservancy, South Pacific program Office, Auckland, New Zealand. 107 p. 1994 Acanthurus xanthopterus 23
43275 Cinco, E.A., J.C. Diaz, Q.P. Sia III and G.T. Silvestre, 1994. A checklist of fishes caught in San Miguel Bay, Philippines. In G. Silvestre, C. Luna and J. Padilla (eds.) Multidisciplinary assessment of the fisheries in San Miguel Bay, Philippines (1992-1993). ICLARM Technical Report 47. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Makati, Philippines. 1994 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
45190 Sia, Q.P. III, L.R. Garces and E.A. Cinco, 1994. Reef fisheries of northwestern San Miguel Bay. In G. Silvestre, C. Luna and J. Padilla (eds.) Multidisciplinary assessment of the fisheries in San Miguel Bay, Philippines (1992-1993). ICLARM Technical Report 47. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Makati, Philippines. 1994 Acanthurus xanthopterus 14
9267 Krupp, F., 1995. Acanthuridae. Sangradores, cirujanos, navajones. p. 839-844. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. 1995 Acanthurus xanthopterus 843
9773 Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995. Marine species of the Sultanate of Oman. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sultanate of Oman. 412 p. 1995 Acanthurus xanthopterus 47
11298 De Bruin, G.H.P., B.C. Russell and A. Bogusch, 1995. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The marine fishery resources of Sri Lanka. Rome, FAO. 400 p. 1995 Acanthurus xanthopterus 130
43437 Mindanao State University at Naawan, 1995. Rapid resource appraisal of Davao Gulf. Mindanao State University at Naawan Foundation for Science and Techology Development, Inc. 1995 Acanthurus xanthopterus 333
48451 Chen, J.-P., K.-T. Shao and C.-P. Lin, 1995. A checklist of reef fishes from the Tungsha Tao (Pratas Island), South China Sea. Acta Zoologica Taiwanica 6(2):13-40. 1995 Acanthurus xanthopterus 18
10937 Anonymous, 1996. Fish collection database of the University of British Columbia Fish Museum Fish Museum. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 1996 Teuthis crestonis -->
10937 Anonymous, 1996. Fish collection database of the University of British Columbia Fish Museum Fish Museum. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 1996 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
11889 Thollot, P., 1996. Les poissons de mangrove du lagon sud-ouest de Nouvelle-Calédonie. ORSTOM Éditions, Paris. 1996 Acanthurus xanthopterus 71,305
13282 Bauchot, M.L. and J.E. Randall, 1996. Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Cybium 20(1):55-74. 1996 Acanthurus rasi 59
27550 Mohsin, A.K.M. and M.A. Ambak, 1996. Marine fishes and fisheries of Malaysia and neighbouring countries. University of Pertanian Malaysia Press, Serdang, Malaysia. 744 p. 1996 Acanthurus xanthopterus 556;fig.891
30573 Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p. 1996 Acanthurus xanthopterus 305
40498 Béarez, P., 1996. Lista de los peces marinos del Ecuador continental. Rev. Biol. Trop. 44(2):731-741. 1996 Acanthurus xanthopterus 738
99878 Donaldson, T.J., 1996. Fishes of the remote Southwest Palau Islands: a zoogeographic perspective. Pac. Sci. 50(3):285-308. 1996 Acanthurus xanthopterus 307
13236 Kulbicki, M. and J.T. Williams, 1997. Checklist of the shorefishes of Ouvea Atoll, New Caledonia. Atoll Res. Bull. 444:26 p. 1997 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
26066 Randall, J.E., H. Ida, K. Kato, R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle, 1997. Annotated checklist of inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands. Nat. Sci. Mus. Monogr. (11):1-74. 1997 Acanthurus xanthopterus 59
27115 Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius, 1997. SF457.1 .B3513 1994 Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. 1997 Acanthurus xanthopterus 728
27307 Winterbottom, R. and R.C. Anderson, 1997. A revised checklist of the epipelagic and shore fishes of the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean. Ichthyol. Bull. Smith. Inst. (66):1-28. 1997 Acanthurus xanthopterus 22
27736 Escobar-Fernández, R. and M. Siri, 1997. Nombres vernáculos y científicos de los peces del Pacífico mexicano. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Sociedad Ictiológica Mexicana, A.C. Mexico. 1997 Acanthurus xanthopterus 55
28618 Randall, J.E., 1997. Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. 1997 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
28620 Randall, J.E., 1997. Randall's underwater photos. Collection of almost 2,000 underwater photos (slides). Unpublished. 1997 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
37773 Monkolprasit, S., S. Sontirat, S. Vimollohakarn and T. Songsirikul, 1997. Checklist of Fishes in Thailand. Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, Bangkok, Thailand. 353 p. 1997 Acanthurus xanthopterus 226
48445 Chen, J.-P., R.-Q. Jan and K.-T. Shao, 1997. Checklist of reef fishes from Taiping Island (Itu Aba Island), Spratly Islands, South China Sea. Pac. Sci. 51(2):143-166. 1997 Acanthurus xanthopterus app.
26367 Foale, S., 1998. What's in a name? An analysis of the West Nggela (Solomon Islands) fish taxonomy. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin No. 9:3-19. 1998 Acanthurus xanthopterus 15
26587 Letourneur, Y., M. Kulbicki and P. Labrosse, 1998. Length-weight relationships of fish from coral reefs and lagoons of New Caledonia, southwestern Pacific Ocean: an update. Naga ICLARM Q. 21(4):39-46. 1998 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
27157 Kunzmann, A., J.E. Randall and I. Suprihanto, 1998. Checklist of the shore fishes of the Mentawai Islands, Nias Island and the Padang region of West-Sumatra. Naga ICLARM Q. 22(1):4-10. 1998 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
31667 Anonymous, 1998. Fish collection database of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM). Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai`I, 96817-0916 USA. 1998 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
41464 Allen, G.R., 1998. Reef fishes of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. In T. Werner and G. Allen (eds). A rapid biodiversity assessment of the coral reefs of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. RAP Working Papers 11, Conservation International, Washington, D.C. 1998 Acanthurus xanthopterus 33
31402 Swedish Museum of Natural History, 1999. Fish collection database of the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Swedish Museum of Natural History). Ichthyology Section, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden. 1999 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
31411 Ganaden, S.R. and F. Lavapie-Gonzales, 1999. Common and local names of marine fishes of the Philippines. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippines. 385 p. 1999 Acanthurus xanthopterus 357
31517 Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. 1999 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
31982 Anonymous, 1999. Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). 1999 Teuthis crestonis -->
31982 Anonymous, 1999. Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). 1999 Acanthurus crestonis -->
31982 Anonymous, 1999. Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). 1999 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
36073 Kuo, S.-R. and K.-T. Shao, 1999. Species composition of fish in the coastal zones of the Tsengwen estuary, with descriptions of five new records from Taiwan. Zool. Stud. 38(4):391-404. 1999 Acanthurus xanthopterus 394
37816 Myers, R.F., 1999. Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. 1999 Acanthurus xanthopterus 272
41468 Kinch, J., 1999. Economics and environment in island Melanesia: a general overview of resource use and livelihoods on Brooker Island in the Calvados chain of the Louisiade Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. A report prepared for Conservation International, Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea. 1999 Acanthurus xanthopterus -->
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