Species Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873)
Darwin Toadfish, Darwin's Toadfish
- Tetrodon darwinii Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 5. Notes on fishes from north Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 83-97 [94].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP B.1475 or MNHP B.1476, Port Darwin, NT
Comment: description indicates that only one specimen included, see Hardy (1982) regarding type, but two numbers now listed as types. - Tetrodon fasciatus Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 [365, pl. 10(5)] [junior homonym of Tetrodon fasciatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801, and Tetrodon fasciatus McClelland, 1843].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM I.16426–001, Port Darwin, NT.
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 [12]
Generic Combinations
- Marilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873). —
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 [12] (changed combination with description of genus Marilyna)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Spheroides spadiceus Richardson, 1845 [misidentification, in part, considered darwini as a junior synonym of spadiceus, described from China]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [430] - Sphoeroides hamiltoni (Richardson, 1846) [misidentification]. —
Taylor, W.R. 1964. Fishes of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 4: 44-307 figs 1-68 [298] (Darwin) - Torifugu pleurostictus (Günther, 1872) [misidentification]. —
Munro, I.S.R. 1967. The Fishes of New Guinea. Port Moresby : Dept. Agric. Stock Fish. 651 pp. 23 figs 84 pls. [549] - Spheroides pleurostictus (Günther, 1872) [misidentification, in part]. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [431] - Sphoeroides pleurostictus (Günther, 1872) [misidentification]. —
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
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cape Lambert, WA (20°36'S, 117°11'E) to northern Escape River, QLD (10°58'S); tropical, New Guinea.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398 [398]
- 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 [238]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [376]
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, inshore.
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
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [493] (as Spheroides pleurostictus)
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] (Darwin's Toadfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Darwin Toadfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |