Species Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Blackpatch Triggerfish, Black-blotch Trigger-fish, Blackbelly Triggerfish
- Balistes verrucosus 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. [328].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM LP.38, India. - Balistes spinosissimus Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1824. Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. pp. 192-401 in Freycinet, L.C.D. de (ed.). Voyage autour du Monde, entrepris par ordre du Roi, exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris : Pillet Aîné Vol. 1 712 pp. 96 pls. [211, pl. 45(figs 3 & 8)] [as Balistes Pellion on plate, considered french venacular].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP B.2028, Baie des Chiens marins, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Beaunier, M., Desoutter-Meniger, M. & Pruvost, P. 2008. Révision critique d'un catalogue des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Historie naturelle. Familles des Triacanthidae, Balistidae et Monacanthidae. Cybium 32(4): 285-308 [291]
Generic Combinations
- Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Munro, I.S.R. 1967. The Fishes of New Guinea. Port Moresby : Dept. Agric. Stock Fish. 651 pp. 23 figs 84 pls. [564]
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. [457]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Balistes pellion Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 [french vernacular and not an available name, see Balistes spinossissimus]. —
Le Danois 1961. Catalogue des types de poissons du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Familles des Triacanthidae, Balistidae, Monacanthidae et Aluteridae. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 2 32(6): 513-527 [521] (used Balistes pellion as a specific name)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°15'S) and Escape Reef, QLD (15°49'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
General References
Matsuura, K. 2001. Triacanthodidae, Triacanthidae, Balistidae. pp. 3902-3928 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. [3926]
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [272] (Black-blotch Trigger-fish)
Matsuura, K. 2001. Triacanthodidae, Triacanthidae, Balistidae. pp. 3902-3928 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. [3926] (FAO) (Blackbelly Triggerfish)
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. [457] (Blackpatch Triggerfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blackpatch Triggerfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |