Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2251

Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876

Irvine name. Teuthis monroviae (Steindachner) .

Reference material. Ningo, May 1930 (Irvine 80)— BMNH 1930.8.26.69–70 (two: 93.2, 253 mm SL); Accra, 1935 (Irvine 303–det. Ach. F. R. I. 1938); Accra, May 1938 (Irvine 257)— BMNH 1938.12 .15.25 (one: 92.5 mm SL) .

Distribution. Cape Verde Islands and coast of West Africa from Morocco to Angola over hard substrata (Desoutter in Quéro et al., 1990: 962–964).