Species Torquigener altipinnis (Ogilby, 1891)
Highfin Toadfish
- Tetrodon altipinnis Ogilby, J.D. 1891. Description of a new fish from Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 1(6): 110 [110].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.6031, Lord Howe Island.
Generic Combinations
- Torquigener altipinnis (Ogilby, 1891). —
Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [441] - Spheroides altipinnis (Ogilby, 1891). —
Waite, E.R. 1904. Catalogue of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 5(3): 187–230 [218]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gastrophysus perlevis Ogilby, 1908. —
Whitley, G.P. 1968. Some fishes from New South Wales. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1966–67: 32-40 3 figs 2 pls [40] (misidentification of specimen from Ballina, NSW)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Townsville, QLD (17°55'S) to Eden, NSW (37°S), also Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, NSW; subtropical, south-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [441]
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [168]
- 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, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 79 m.
General References
Hardy, G.S. 1983. Revision of Australian species of Torquigener Whitley (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), and two new generic names for Australian puffer fishes. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 13(1/2): 1-48 figs 1-18
Paulin, C., Stewart, A., Roberts, C. & McMillan, P. 1989. New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 19: 1-279 [245]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Highfin Toadfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |