Species Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978

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• Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus Randall, J.E., Matsuura, K. & Zama, A. 1978. A revision of the triggerfish genus Xanthichthys, with description of a new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 28(4): 688-706 figs 1-7 [701, figs 2D, 7].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM 13211, Manihi Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago.
  Paratype(s) AM IB.1889; BPBM 10016; BPBM 38035; HUMZ 35534; HUMZ 40586-40587; HUMZ 41474-41475; HUMZ 42302; FUMT 21837-21838; ZIUT 958; USNM 202851; USNM 216524.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Osprey Reef (13°52'S), QLD, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, Indo-Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Transition (19), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

20 to over 80 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [246]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1068]

Matsuura, K. 2001. Triacanthodidae, Triacanthidae, Balistidae. pp. 3902-3928 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3927]

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [629]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [540]

 

Common Name References

Matsuura, K. 2001. Triacanthodidae, Triacanthidae, Balistidae. pp. 3902-3928 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3927] (Blueline Triggerfish)

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

 

History of changes

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