Species Reicheltia halsteadi (Whitley, 1957)
Halstead's Toadfish
- Sphaeroides halsteadi Whitley, G.P. 1957. Ichthyological Illustrations. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1955–56: 56-71, figs 1-12 [70, fig. 12].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.3623, Chinamans Beach, Sydney Harbour, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Reicheltia halsteadi (Whitley, 1957). —
Hardy, G.S. 1982. Two new generic names for some Australian pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes : Tetraodontidae), with species redescriptions and osteological comparisons. The Australian Zoologist 21(1): 1-24 figs 1-6 [17] (changed combination as type of genus Reicheltia)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Amblyrhynchotus oblongus (Bloch, 1786) [misidentification]. —
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 [207] (misidentification in part, according to Hardy (1982)) - Sphaeroide oblongus (Bloch, 1786) [misidentification]. —
Waite, E.R. 1904. A synopsis of the fishes of New South Wales. Memoirs of the New South Wales Naturalists' Club 2: 1-59 [57] - Spheroides oblongus (Bloch, 1786) [misidentification]. —
Waite, E.R. 1904. Catalogue of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 5(3): 187–230 [218] (Lord Howe Island)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
South off Mackay, QLD (21°17'S) to Nadgee, NSW (37°28'S), Lord Howe Island record based on Hardy (1982), but no specimens known from there; subtropical, south-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
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
Coastal, continental shelf, inshore, mud bottom-marine, sand bottom marine.
General References
Hardy, G.S. 1982. Two new generic names for some Australian pufferfishes (Tetraodontiformes : Tetraodontidae), with species redescriptions and osteological comparisons. The Australian Zoologist 21(1): 1-24 figs 1-6
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59] (2413, as Sphaeroides halsteadi and 2425, in part, as Takifugu oblongus)
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [420] (Halstead's Toadfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Halstead's Toadfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |