Species Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908)

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• Spheroides spinosissimus Regan, C.T. 1908. Report on the marine fishes collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner in the Indian Ocean. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 12(3): 217-255, pls 23-32 [253, pl. 31(5)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1908.3.23.299, Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean.

 

Generic Combinations

• Tylerius spinosissimus (Regan, 1908). —
  Hardy, G.S. 1984. Tylerius, a new generic name for the Indo-Pacific pufferfish, Spheroides spinosissimus Regan, 1908 (Tetraodontiformes : Tetraodontidae) and comparisons with Amblyrhynchotes (Bibron) Duméril. Bulletin of Marine Science 35(1): 32-37 figs 1-2 [32] (changed combination as type of genus Tylerius)
• Amblyrhynchodes spinosissimus (Regan, 1908). —
  Hardy, G.S. 1981. New records of pufferfishes (family Tetraodontidae) from Australia and New Zealand, with notes on Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller and Troschel) and Lagocephalus scleratus (Gmelin). Records of the National Museum of New Zealand 1(20): 311-316 figs 1-2

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Northwest Shelf, WA (20°55'S) to Arafura Sea northeast of Darwin (132°49'E), and E of Dunk Island, QLD (17°57'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Oceanic province, pelagic.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [244]

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. [154]

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [293] (as Amblyrhynchotes spinosissimus)

Hardy, G.S. 1981. New records of pufferfishes (family Tetraodontidae) from Australia and New Zealand, with notes on Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller and Troschel) and Lagocephalus scleratus (Gmelin). Records of the National Museum of New Zealand 1(20): 311-316 figs 1-2 (as Amblyrhynchodes spinosissimus)

Hardy, G.S. 1984. Tylerius, a new generic name for the Indo-Pacific pufferfish, Spheroides spinosissimus Regan, 1908 (Tetraodontiformes : Tetraodontidae) and comparisons with Amblyrhynchotes (Bibron) Duméril. Bulletin of Marine Science 35(1): 32-37 figs 1-2

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. [314] (as Amblyrhynchodes spinosissimus)

 

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. [314] (Fine-spined Pufferfish)

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

 

History of changes

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