Species Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Spotfin Porcupinefish, Few-spined Porcupine-fish, Spotfin Burrfish, Spottedfin Burrfish
- Diodon reticulatus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [334].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, India. - Euchilomycterus quadradicatus Waite, E.R. 1900. Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 3(7): 193-209 figs 1-2 pls 34-36 [208].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.4338, Lord Howe Island.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Leis, J.M. 2006. Nomenclature and distribution of the species of the Porcupinefish family Diodontidae (Pisces, Teleostei). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 63(1): 77-90 [80]
Generic Combinations
- Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Brisout de Barneville, C.N.F. 1846. Note sur les diodoniens. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Paris) 9: 136-143 [140] (changed combination with description of genus Chilomycterus)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Broome (17°57'S) to Cambridge Gulf (128°14'E), WA, Coral Sea east of Cape York (11°03'S, 144°51'E), and Myrmidon Reef, QLD (18º16'S) to Yamba, NSW (29º48'S), also Lord Howe Island, NSW; tropical, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- 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) [337]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, pelagic.
General References
Leis, J.M. 1986. Family No. 269: Diodontidae. pp. 903-907 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [904]
Leis, J.M. 2001. Diodontidae. pp. 3958-3965 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3962]
Leis, J.M. 2006. Nomenclature and distribution of the species of the Porcupinefish family Diodontidae (Pisces, Teleostei). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 63(1): 77-90 [80]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. [156] (Spotfin Porcupinefish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [280] (Few-spined Porcupine-fish)
Leis, J.M. 2001. Diodontidae. pp. 3958-3965 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3962] (FAO) (Spotfin Burrfish)
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. [478] (Spottedfin Burrfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Spotfin Porcupinefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |