Species Torquigener pleurogramma (Regan, 1903)

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• Tetrodon pleurogramma Regan, C.T. 1903. On the classification of the fishes of the suborder Plectognathi, with notes and descriptions of new species from specimens in the British Museum collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902(2,2): 284-303 figs 56-59 pls 24-25 [300, pl. 24(2)].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 1890.9.23.246, Port Jackson, Australia.
  Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1853.7.21.3; BMNH 1862.10.23.23; BMNH 1890.9.23.247–8.

  Subsequent designation 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 [36].
• Spheroides lacrimosus Waite, E.R. 1923. The Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 243 pp. 325 figs. [226] [Waite indicated he intended descirbing the species under the name, lacrimosus, but gave a description, making the name available].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) SAMA ?, SA.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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 [34]

 

Generic Combinations

• Sphoeroides pleurogramma (Regan, 1903). —
  Waite, E.R. 1928. Check list of the marine fishes of South Australia. Journal of the Pan-Pacific Research Institute 3(1): 3-13 [10]
• Torquigener pleurogramma (Regan, 1903). —
  Scott, T.D. 1962. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 338 pp. figs. [293]
• Spheroides pleurogramma (Regan, 1903). —
  McCulloch, A.R. 1914. Notes on some Western Australian fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum 1(3): 211-227 fig. 1 pls 19-31 [227]
• Sphaeroides pleurogramma (Regan, 1903). —
  Whitley, G.P. 1948. A list of the fishes of Western Australia. Western Australia Fish Department. Fisheries Bulletin 2: 1-35 map [28]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Amblyrhynchotus oblongus Bloch, 1786. —
  Waite, E.R. 1900. Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 3(7): 193-209 figs 1-2 pls 34-36 [207] (misidentification)
• Spheroides hypselogeneion Bleeker, 1852. —
  Waite, E.R. 1904. Catalogue of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 5(3): 187–230 [218] (misidentification)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Port Clinton, QLD (22°48'S) to eastern VIC and Gulf St. Vincent. SA to Coral Bay, WA (22°32'S); temperate, south-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

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Ecological Descriptors

Coastal, estuary, inshore, sand bottom marine.

 

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

Hardy, G.S. 1994. Family Tetraodontidae. pp. 902-912, figs 795-804 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [912]

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [114]

Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs. [70, 87]

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [419]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [416]

Matsuura, K. 2008. Families Ostraciidae, Tetraodontidae. pp. 842-856 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [856]

McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [430] (as Spheroides pleurogramma)

Scott, T.D., Glover, C.J.M. & Southcott, R.V. 1974. The Marine and Freshwater Fishes of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer 392 pp. figs. [329]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [59] (2414, as Sphaeroides pleurogramma)

 

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1980. Australian Sea Fishes South of 30ºS. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 309 pp. [291] (Common Toadfish)

Edgar, G.J. 2008. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Sydney : Reed New Holland 2nd edn, 624 pp. [584] (Banded Toado)

Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [912] (Banded Toadfish, Weeping Toado)

Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [407] (Weeping Toadfish)

May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp. [424] (Common Blowfish, Striped Toadfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Weeping Toadfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)