| Citation | Myers, R.F., 1991, Micronesian reef fishes.. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. |
| Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
| Page | 246 |
| Named Used as Valid | Acanthurus nigroris |
| Comment | Not in Hawaii (Ref. 138600). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific: Aldabra and Seychelles to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Tuamoto Islands; throughout Micronesia. |
| Quote | Myers (1989:246, plate 127B) listed the species as occurring throughout Micronesia; he used a photograph he took on O‘ahu to illustrate the species (wrong photo since it refers to A. nigroris) (Ref. 138600). |