Host taxa for XIPHIDIATA Olson, Cribb, Tkach, Bray & Littlewood, 2003
Animal Hosts
ACTINOPTERYGII
ACANTHURIDAE
- Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) — Bluespine Unicornfish
AMBASSIDAE
- Ambassis agassizii Steindachner, 1867 — Agassiz's Olive Glassfish
ANGUILLIDAE
- Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867 — Longfin Eel
ANTENNARIIDAE
- Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794) — Striated Frogfish
APOGONIDAE
- Apogon sp.
- Glossamia aprion (Richardson, 1842) — Mouth Almighty
- Ostorhinchus fasciatus (White, 1790) — Broadbanded Cardinalfish
- Ostorhinchus limenus (Randall & Hoese, 1988) — Sydney Cardinalfish
ARACANIDAE
- Anoplocapros lenticularis (Richardson, 1841) — White-barred Boxfish
ARRIPIDAE
- Arripis georgianus (Valenciennes, 1831) — Australian Herring
- Arripis trutta (Forster, 1801) — Eastern Australian Salmon
ATHERINIDAE
- Atherinomorus capricornensis (Woodland, 1961) — Capricorn Hardyhead
- Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) — Ogilby's Hardyhead
- Craterocephalus sp.
BALISTIDAE
- BALISTIDAE unknown — Triggerfish
- Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Halfmoon Triggerfish
BERYCIDAE
- Centroberyx gerrardi (Günther, 1887) — Bight Redfish
- Centroberyx lineatus (Cuvier, 1829) — Swallow-tail
CALLANTHIIDAE
- Callanthias allporti Günther, 1876 — Splendid Sea Perch
CARANGIDAE
- Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775) — Turrum
- Carangoides plagiotaenia Bleeker, 1857 — Barcheek Trevally
- Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) — Giant Trevally
- Caranx papuensis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 — Brassy Trevally
- Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 — Bigeye Trevally
- Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) — Golden Trevally
- Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — White Trevally
- Pseudocaranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931) — Skipjack Trevally
- Seriola hippos Günther, 1876 — Samson Fish
- Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833 — Yellowtail Amberjack
- Trachinotus coppingeri Günther, 1884 — Swallowtail Dart
- Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841) — Common Jack Mackerel
- Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843 — Yellowtail Horse Mackerel
CHAETODONTIDAE
- Chaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878 — Golden Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 — Threadfin Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829 — Eastern triangular Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon bennetti Cuvier, 1831 — Bluelashed Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831 — Speckled Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831 — Citron Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon flavirostris Günther, 1874 — Black Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831 — Lined Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 — Blackback Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon mertensii Cuvier, 1831 — Atoll Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831 — Ornate Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831 — Blueblotch Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon rainfordi McCulloch, 1923 — Rainford's Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831 — Mirror Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 — Chevron Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon trifasciatus Park, 1797 — Melon Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831 — Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787 — Teardrop Butterflyfish
- Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Copperband Butterflyfish
- Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831 — Threeband Pennantfish
- Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831 — Pennant Bannerfish
- Heniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829) — Horned Bannerfish
CHEILODACTYLIDAE
- Cheilodactylus gibbosus Richardson, 1841 — Western Crested Morwong
- Cheilodactylus rubrolabiatus Allen & Heemstra, 1976
- Dactylophora nigricans (Richardson, 1850) — Dusky Morwong
- Nemadactylus valenciennesi (Whitley, 1937) — Sea Carp
CLUPEIDAE
- Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842) — South American Pilchard
CONGIOPODIDAE
- Zanclorhynchus spinifer (Günther, 1880) — Antarctic Horsefish
CYPRINIDAE
- Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Goldfish
CYTTIDAE
- Cyttus australis (Richardson, 1843) — Silver Dory
- Cyttus novaezealandiae (Arthur, 1885) — New Zealand Dory
- Cyttus traversi Hutton, 1872 — King Dory
DIODONTIDAE
- Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 — Spot-fin Porcupinefish
ELEOTRIDAE
- Gobiomorphus australis (Krefft, 1864) — Striped Gudgeon
- Hypseleotris galii (Ogilby, 1898) — Firetailed Gudgeon
- Mogurnda adspersa (Castelnau, 1878) — Southern Purplespotted Gudgeon
- Philypnodon grandiceps (Krefft, 1864) — Flathead Gudgeon
GALAXIIDAE
- Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) — Common Galaxias
GEMPYLIDAE
- Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen, 1791) — Snoek
GERREIDAE
- Gerres subfasciatus Cuvier, 1830 — Common Silver Belly
- Parequula melbournensis (Castelnau, 1872) — Silverbelly
HAEMULIDAE
- Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792) — Painted Sweetlips
- Plectorhinchus sp.
ISTIOPHORIDAE
- Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792) — Indo-Pacific Sailfish
KYPHOSIDAE
- Girella zebra (Richardson, 1846) — Zebra Fish
- Microcanthus strigatus (Cuvier, 1831) — Stripey
- Scorpis georgiana Valenciennes, 1832 — Banded Sweep
- Tilodon sexfasciatus (Richardson, 1842) — Moonlighter
LABRIDAE
- Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) — Floral Wrasse
- Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) — Redbreasted Wrasse
- Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801 — Tripletail Wrasse
- Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson, 1843) — Blue Tuskfish
- Choerodon venustus (De Vis, 1884) — Venus Tuskfish
- Coris batuensis (Bleeker, 1856) — Batu Coris
- Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801 — Bird Wrasse
- Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792) — Barred Thicklip
- Notolabrus fucicola (Richardson, 1840) — Yellow-saddled Wrasse
- Notolabrus parilus (Richardson, 1850) — Brownspotted Wrasse
- Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède, 1801) — Cheeklined Wrasse
- Pseudolabrus guentheri Bleeker, 1862 — Günther's Wrasse
- Stethojulis strigiventer (Bennett, 1833) — Three-ribbon Wrasse
- Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830) — Sixbar Wrasse
- Thalassoma jansenii (Bleeker, 1856) — Jansen's Wrasse
- Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) — Moon Wrasse
- Thalassoma lutescens (Lay & Bennett, 1839) — Yellow-brown Wrasse
LATIDAE
- Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier, 1828) — Waigieu Seaperch
LATRIDAE
- Latridopsis forsteri (Castelnau, 1872) — Bastard Trumpeter
LETHRINIDAE
- Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby, 1916 — Collar Seabream
- Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910 — Pacific Yellowtail Emperor
- Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 — Grass Emperor
- Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802) — Pink Ear Emperor
- Lethrinus miniatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Redthroat Emperor
- Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) — Spangled Emperor
- Lethrinus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1830 — Red snout Emperor
LUTJANIDAE
- Aprion virescens Valenciennes, 1830 — Green Jobfish
- Lutjanus adetii (Castelnau, 1873) — Hussar
- Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) — Dory Snapper
MELANOTAENIIDAE
- Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau, 1878) — Duboulay's Rainbowfish
MONACANTHIDAE
- Meuschenia galii (Waite, 1905) — Blue-lined Leatherjacket
- Pseudomonacanthus peroni (Hollard, 1854) — Pot-bellied Leatherjacket
MONODACTYLIDAE
- Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Silver Moony
- Schuettea woodwardi (Waite, 1905) — Woodwards Pomfret
MUGILIDAE
- Liza argentea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) — Flat-tail Mullet
- Mugil sp.
- Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 — Sea Mullet
- Myxus elongatus Günther, 1861 — Sand Grey Mullet
- Trachystoma petardi (Castelnau, 1875) — Pinkeye Mullet
MULLIDAE
- Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède) — Yellowstripe Goatfish
- Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes) — Yellowfin Goatfish
- Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Blue-striped Mullet
NEOSEBASTIDAE
- Neosebastes thetidis (Waite, 1899) — Thetis Fish
ODACIDAE
- Haletta semifasciata (Valenciennes, 1840) — Blue Weed Whiting
- Neoodax balteatus (Valenciennes, 1840) — Little Weed Whiting
- Odax acroptilus (Richardson, 1846) — Rainbow Cale
OREOSOMATIDAE
- Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist, 1906) — Warty Oreodory
- Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906 — Spiky Oreo
OSTRACIIDAE
- Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 — Yellow Boxfish
- Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758
- Ostracion meleagris Shaw & Nodder, 1796 — Whitespotted Boxfish
PARALICHTHYIDAE
- Pseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton, 1822) — Largetooth Flounder
- Pseudorhombus jenynsii (Bleeker, 1855) — Smalltooth Flounder
PENTACEROTIDAE
- Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley, 1944 — Yellowspotted Boarfish
- Zanclistius elevatus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888) — Longfin Boarfish
PERCICHTHYIDAE
- Gadopsis marmoratus Richardson, 1848 — River Blackfish
- Maccullochella peelii (Mitchell, 1838) — Murray Cod
- Macquaria ambigua (Richardson, 1845) — Golden Perch
- Macquaria australasica Cuvier, 1830 — Macquarie Perch
PINGUIPEDIDAE
- Parapercis nebulosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) — Barred Sandperch
PLATYCEPHALIDAE
- Grammoplites scaber (Linnaeus, 1758) — Rough Flathead
- Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829 — Southern Sand Flathead
- Platycephalus speculator Klunzinger, 1872 — Yank Flathead
PLOTOSIDAE
- Tandanus tandanus (Mitchell, 1838) — Freshwater Catfish
POECILIIDAE
- Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853) — Mosquitofish
- Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 — Green Swordtail
POMACANTHIDAE
- Chaetodontoplus meredith Kuiter, 1990 — Queensland Yellowtail Angelfish
- Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) — Semicircle Angelfish
- Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831) — Sixbar Angelfish
- Pomacanthus xanthometopon Bleeker — Yellow-faced Angelfish
POMACENTRIDAE
- Abudefduf whitleyi Allen & Robertson, 1974 — Whitley's Sergeant
- Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928 — Weber's Puller
- Parma polylepis Günther, 1862 — Banded Parma
POMATOMIDAE
- Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) — Tailor
PSEUDAPHRITIDAE
- Pseudaphritis urvillii (Valenciennes, 1832) — Congolli
RACHYCENTRIDAE
- Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) — Cobia
RETROPINNIDAE
- Retropinna semoni (Weber, 1895) — Australian Smelt
SCATOPHAGIDAE
- Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846) — Spotbanded Scat
SCIAENIDAE
- Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801) — Southern Meagre, Madagascar Meagre
SCOMBRIDAE
- Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) — Shark Mackerel
- Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836) — Double-lined Mackerel
- Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) — Southern Bluefin Tuna
SEBASTIDAE
- Helicolenus percoides (Richardson & Solander, 1842) — Red Gurnard Perch
SERRANIDAE
- Chromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828) — Barramundi Cod
- Epinephelides armatus (Castelnau, 1875) — Breaksea Cod
- Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) — Blacktip Grouper
- Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775) — Brown-marbled Grouper
- Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793 — Honeycomb Grouper
- Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830) — Longfin Grouper
- Lepidoperca tasmanica Norman, 1937 — Tasmanian Perch
- Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède, 1802) — Leopard Coralgrouper
- Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède) — Leopard Coralgrouper
- Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790) — Spotted Coralgrouper
SIGANIDAE
- Siganus lineatus Valenciennes, 1835 — Golden-lined Spinefoot
SILLAGINDAE
- Sillaginodes punctatus (Cuvier, 1829) — King George Whiting
SILLAGINIDAE
- Sillaginodes punctatus (Cuvier, 1829) — King George Whiting
- Sillago analis Whitley, 1943 — Golden-lined Sillago
- Sillago bassensis Cuvier, 1829 — Western School Sillago
- Sillago maculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 — Trumpeter Whiting
SPARIDAE
- Acanthopagrus australis (Günther, 1859) — Yellowfin Bream
- Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro, 1949) — Black Bream
- Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801) — Silver Seabream
- Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801) — Snapper
- Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775) — Goldlined Seabream
TERAPONTIDAE
- Amniataba percoides (Günther, 1864) — Barred Grunter
- Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883) — Black Bream
- Leiopotherapon unicolor (Günther, 1859) — Spangled Perch
- Pelates octolineatus (Jenyns, 1840) — Western Striped trumpeter
- Scortum hillii (Castelnau, 1878) — Leathery Grunter
TETRAODONTIDAE
- Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Stars-and-stripes Puffer
- Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Blackspotted Puffer
- Feroxodon multistriatus (Richardson, 1854) — Manystriped Blowfish
- Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Lunartail Puffer
- Omegophora armilla (Waite & McCulloch, 1919) — Ringed Toadfish
- Tetractenos hamiltoni (Richardson, 1846)
TETRAROGIDAE
- Centropogon australis (White, 1790) — Fortescue
- Notesthes robusta (Günther, 1860) — Bullrout
TRACHICHTHYIDAE
- Hoplostethus atlanticus Collett, 1889 — Orange Roughy
TRIACANTHIDAE
- Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786) — Shortnose Tripodfish
AVES
CHARADRIIDAE
- Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) — Ruddy Turnstone
- Charadrius (Charadrius) ruficapillus Temminck, 1821 — Red-capped Plover
- Charadrius (Charadrius) rupicapillus Temminck, 1821 — Red-capped Plover
CHONDRICHTHYES
CARCHARHINIDAE
- Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) — Silky Shark
- Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) — Spot-tail Shark
- Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) — Tiger Shark
DASYATIDAE
- Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) — Blue-spotted Stingray
HEMISCYLLIIDAE
- Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838 — Brownbanded Bambooshark
HETERODONTIDAE
- Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793) — Port Jackson Shark
RHINOBATIDAE
- Trygonorrhina fasciata Müller & Henle, 1841 — Southern Fiddler
SPHYRNIDAE
- Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) — Scalloped Hammerhead
TRIAKIDAE
- Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870 — Gummy Shark
EUTHERIA
MURIDAE
- Hydromys chrysogaster Geoffroy, 1804 — Water-rat
MARSUPIALIA
DASYURIDAE
- Antechinus agilis Dickman, Parnaby, Crowther & King, 1998 — Agile Antechinus
PROTOTHERIA
ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) — Platypus
REPTILIA
CHELIDAE
- Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) — Loggerhead Turtle
CROCODYLIDAE
- Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 — Saltwater Crocodile
ROTIFERA
SCARIDAE
- Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840 — Rivulated Parrotfish
Ungrouped
ACANTHURIDAE
- Naso tonganus Valenciennes — Bulbnose Unicornfish
BUFONIDAE
- Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) — Cane toad
CARANGIDAE
- Carangoides equula (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) — Whitefin trevally
- Pantolabus radiatus (MacLeay, 1881) — Fringefin trevally
CERITHIIDAE
- Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966 — Necklace cerith
CHAETODONTIDAE
- Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier — Pennant bannerfish
CHELIDAE
- Emydura macquarii (Gray, 1830) — Murray river turtle
- Emydura macquarii krefftii (Gray, 1871) — Krefft's river turtle
CHELONIIDAE
- CHELONIIDAE — Sea Turtles
CHILODONTIDAE
- Herpetopoma atratum (Gmelin, 1791) — Beaded topsnail
CLUPEIDAE
- Herklotsichthys castelnaui (Ogilby) — Castelnau's herring
- Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell) — Blue-striped herring
DIODONTIDAE
- Dicotylichthys punctulatus Kaup — Threebar porcupinefish
- Diodon hystrix Linnaeus — Spotted porcupinefish
- Diodon liturosus Shaw — Black-blotched porcupinefish
- Diodon nicthemerus (Cuvier) — Slender-spined porcupinefish
- Diodon nicthemerus Cuvier — Slender-spined porcupinefish
ELAPIDAE
- Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858) — Lowland copperhead
- Notechis scuatatus (Peters, 1861) — Eastern tiger snake
- Notechis scutatus occidentalis Glauert, 1948 — Western tiger snake
EPHIPPIDAE
- Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775) — Orbicular batfish
- Platax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Pinnate batfish
- Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775) — Teira batfish
GRAPSIDAE
- Grapsus albolineatus Latreille in Milbert, 1812
HAEMULIDAE
- Diagramma pictum labiosum (Macleay, 1883) — Painted sweetlips
- Plectorhinchus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Oblique-banded sweetlips
- Plectorhinchus multivittatus (Macleay, 1878) — Many-line sweetlips
HEMIRAMPHIDAE
- Hyporhamphus australis (Steindachner, 1866) — Eastern sea garfish
- Hyporhamphus regularis ardelio (Whitley, 1931) — River garfish
KYPHOSIDAE
- Kyphosus cornelii (Whitley) — Western buffalo bream
- Kyphosus gladius Knudsen & Clements — Gladius chub
- Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther) — Silver drummer
LABRIDAE
- Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775 — Blue-barred parrotfish
LETHRINIDAE
- Lethrinus sp.
LIMNODYNASTIDAE
- Adelotus brevis (Günther, 1863) — Tusked frog
- Limnodynastes peronii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) — Striped marsh frog
- Limnodynastes peronii Duméril & Bibron, 1841 — Striped marsh frog
LYMNAEIDAE
- Bullastra lessoni (Deshayes, 1831) — Freshwater snail
MONACANTHIDAE
- Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard) — Horseshoe leatherjacket
MURAENIDAE
- Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1853) — Highfin moray
- Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1852)
PLANORBIDAE
- Glyptophysa gibbosa (A. Gould, 1847) — Freshwater snail
- Glyptophysa gibossa (Gould, 1846) — Freshwater snail
- Glyptophysa novahollandica (Bowdich, 1822) — Freshwater snail
- Isidorella hainesii (Tryon, 1866) — Haine's pouch snail
SCATOPHAGIDAE
- Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766) — Spotted scat
SIGANIDAE
- Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782) — Dusky spinefoot
- Siganus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1835) — Golden-lined spinefoot
TETRAODONTIDAE
- Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé) — Narrowlined puffer
TRIACANTHIDAE
- Tripodichthys angustifrons (Hollard, 1854) — Yellowfin tripodfish
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