Species Arothron manilensis (Procé, 1822)
Narrowlined Puffer, Manilla Puffer, Narrow Lined Puffer, Narrow-lined Puffer, Narrow-lined Pufferfish, Narrow-lined Toadfish, Striped Puffer
- Tetrodon manilensis Procé, M. de. 1822. Sur plusieurs espèces nouvelles de poissons et de crustacés observées dans un voyage de France à Manille. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 1822: 129-134 [not seen] [130].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Bay of Manila, Philippines.Secondary source:
Randall, J.E. 1985. On the validity of the tetraodontid fish Arothron manilensis (Procé). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 32(3): 347-354 figs 1-4 [353]. - Tetrodon virgatus Richardson, J. 1846. Ichthyology. 53-74 pls 31-41, 43-44 & 53 (part) in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–43. London : E.W. Janson Vol. 2 139 pp. [for date of publication Hureau, J.C. & Monod, Th. (eds) 1973. Checklist of the Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean. CLOFNAM 1. Paris : UNESCO 331 pp. [127]] [62, pl. 39, figs 8-9].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Port Jackson.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Randall, J.E. 1985. On the validity of the tetraodontid fish Arothron manilensis (Procé). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 32(3): 347-354 figs 1-4 [350]
Generic Combinations
- Ovoides manilensis (Procé, 1822). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Arothron immaculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [misidentification, in part, considered maniliensis as a junior synonym of immaculatus]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [427]
Introduction
The species is often misidentified as Arothron immaculatus (see Randal 1985).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ningaloo Reef, WA (22°42'S) to Sydney, NSW (33°50'S), also Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°16'S); tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 [59]
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [336]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [236]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [375]
- Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005: 83-105 [105]
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, inshore, mud bottom-marine, silt bottom-marine.
General References
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [406]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [427] (as Tetraodon immaculatus)
Randall, J.E. 1985. On the validity of the tetraodontid fish Arothron manilensis (Procé). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 32(3): 347-354 figs 1-4
Taylor, W.R. 1964. Fishes of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 4: 44-307 figs 1-68 [297] (as Tetraodon immaculatus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59] (2405, as Ovoides manillensis)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2498] (as A. immaculatus) (Narrow Lined Puffer)
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [406] (Narrow-lined Toadfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [278] (Manilla Puffer)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [423] (Narrow-lined Puffer)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [410] (Narrow-lined Pufferfish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [473] (Striped Puffer)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Narrowlined Puffer)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |