Species Diodon nicthemerus Cuvier, 1818
Globefish, Blow Up, Globe Fish, Porcupinefish, Slender-spined Porcupinefish, Southern Porcupinefish
- Diodon nicthemerus Cuvier, G.L. 1818. Sur les diodons, vulgairement orbes épineux. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 4: 121-138 2 pls [135, pl. 2].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 51, Australia. - Diodon blochii Castelnau, F.L. de 1872. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 1. The Melbourne fish market. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 1: 29-242 1 pl. [210].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Melbourne Fish Market.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Leis, J.M. 1978. Systematics and zoogeography of the porcupinefishes (Diodon, Diodontidae, Tetraodontiformes), with comments on egg and larval development. Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 76(3): 535-567 figs 1-28 [550]
Generic Combinations
- Atopomycterus nicthemerus (Cuvier, 1818). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [434]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Seal Rocks, NSW (32°26'S) to Houtman Abrolhos Island, WA (28°49'S) and TAS; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, continental shelf, inshore, mud bottom-marine, pelagic, sand bottom marine, seagrass.
Extra Ecological Information
0-50 m.
General References
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Famiuly Diodontidae. pp. 857-858 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [858]
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 [88]
Leis, J.M. & Bauchot, M.L. 1984. Catalogue critique des types de Poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. (Famille des Diodontidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 6(A)(3): 83-101 [89]
Scott, T.D., Glover, C.J.M. & Southcott, R.V. 1974. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 392 pp. figs. [313] (as Atopomycterus nicthemerus)
Waite, E.R. 1921. Illustrated catalogue of the fishes of South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 2(1): 1-208 293 figs pl. 1 [197] (as Atopomycterus nicthemerus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59] (2438, as Atopomycterus nicthemerus)
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. [2518] (Southern Porcupinefish)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [915] (Blow Up)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [425] (Globe Fish)
Last, P.R., Scott, E.O.G. & Talbot, F.H. 1983. Fishes of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority 563 pp. figs. [520] (Globefish, Porcupinefish, Slender-spined Porcupinefish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Globefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |