Scientific synonyms
Chaetodon nigricans Linnaeus, 1758
Acanthurus aliala Lesson, 1831
Acanthurus glaucoparecius Cuvier, 1829
Acanthurus glaucopareius Cuvier, 1829
Other names
= Blackear Surgeonfish
= Gold-rim Tang
= Golden Rimmed Surgeonfish
= Goldrim Surgeonfish
= Gray Surgeonfish
= White-cheeked Surgeonfish
= Whiteface Surgeonfish
= Whitecheek Surgeonfish
= Whitetail Surgeonfish