Species Marilyna pleurosticta (Günther, 1872)
Banded Toadfish, Banded Toado, Gold-finned Toado
- Tetrodon pleurostictus Günther, A. 1872. Report on several collections of fishes recently obtained for the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871(3): 652-675 pls 53-70 [674, pl. 69(a)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1871.9.13.128, Port Bower and Port Mackay, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1871.9.13.127.Subsequent designation 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 [7]. - Tetrodon bibroni Castelnau, F.L. de 1878. Australian fishes, new or little known species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(3): 225-248 pls 1-2 [247].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Brisbane River, QLD. - Tetrodon laevis De Vis, C.W. 1884. Fishes from South Sea islands. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(4): 445-457 [dated 1883] [456].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, South Seas.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [5]
Generic Combinations
- Marilyna pleurosticta (Günther, 1872). —
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 [5] (changed combination as type of genus Marilyna) - Spheroides pleurostictus (Günther, 1872). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1927. The Fishes and Fish-like Animals of New South Wales. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2, 104 pp. [103] - Sphaeroides pleurostictus (Günther, 1872). —
Stead, D.G. 1907. Additions to the Fish-Fauna of New South Wales. No. 1. Sydney : Department of Fisheries, New South Wales 27 pp. [27] - Torquigener pleurostictus (Günther, 1872). —
Fraser-Brunner, A. 1943. Notes on the plectognath fishes. VIII. The classification of the suborder Tetraodontoidea, with a synopsis of the genera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 10(1): 1-18 figs 1-4 [11] - Gastrophysus pleurostictus (Günther, 1872). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59] - Sphoeroides pleurostictus (Günther, 1872). —
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]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Darwin, NT (130°53'E) to Sydney, NSW (33°59'S); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), 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]
- 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 [237]
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. [407]
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [745]
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 [7]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [431] (as Spheroides pleurostictus, in part)
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 Sphoeroides pleurostictus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59] (2424, as Gastrophysus pleurosticta)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [527] (Banded Toado, Gold-finned Toado)
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [407] (Banded Toadfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Banded Toadfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |