Species Torquigener pallimaculatus Hardy, 1983
Rusty-spotted Toadfish, Orange-spotted Toadfish
- Torquigener pallimaculatus 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 [20, fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.15995, Princess Charlotte Bay, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM IA.6773; AM I.13151-I.13152; AM I.15557–259; CSIRO C.551; CSIRO C.2313; CSIRO C.2576; CSIRO C.3951; NTM S.231; QM I.14271; QM I.16063; QM I.16761-I.16762; QM I.16764; QM I.16995; WAM P.13490-001; WAM P.13491-001; WAM P.22070-001; WAM P.23439-001; WAM P.23440-001; WAM P.23799-001; WAM P.25095-026; WAM P.26293-002; WAM P.26929-001.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cockburn Sound, WA (32°11S) to central QLD (20°38'S); tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40), 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]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. pp. 239-253 in Wells, F. (ed.). The Marine Fauna and Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum. [253]
- 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]
- Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [84]
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, continental shelf, inshore, sand bottom marine.
General References
Common Name References
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [320] (Orange-spotted Toadfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Rusty-spotted Toadfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |