WoRMS taxon details
Balistidae
AphiaID: 125607
AphiaID: 125607
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Tetraodontiformes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Abalistes Jordan & Seale, 1906 Genus Balistapus Tilesius, 1820 Genus Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935 Genus Canthidermis Genus Melichthys Swainson, 1839 Genus Odonus Gistel, 1848 Genus Pseudobalistes Bleeker, 1866 Genus Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839 Genus Sufflamen Jordan, 1916 Genus Xanthichthys Kaup, 1856 Genus Xenobalistes Matsuura, 1981 Genus Balistopus accepted as Balistapus Tilesius, 1820 Genus Balsistes accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Hemibalistes Fraser-Brunner, 1935 accepted as Sufflamen Jordan, 1916 Genus Melichtys accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 Genus Melicthys accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 Genus Nematobalistes accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Oncobalistes accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 Genus Pachynathus accepted as Sufflamen Jordan, 1916 Genus Rhineacanthus accepted as Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839 Genus Xenodon accepted as Odonus Gistel, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually compressed body. Pelvic fins fused to one spine. First dorsal spine with locking mechanism. With 12 principal rays in caudal fin. 18 vertebrae. Upper jaw non-protrusible. Upper jaw usually with four teeth in outer and three in the inner series on each premaxillary. Capable of rotating eyeballs independently. Triggerfish normally swim by undulating their second dorsal and anal fins, but will use their tail for rapid bursts. Most triggerfishes are solitary diurnal carnivores. They lay demersal eggs in a nest which is aggressively guarded by the female. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125607 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Balistidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125607 on 2013-05-18 | |||||||||||||||||
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