WoRMS taxon details
Abalistes stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
219873 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219873)
accepted
Species
Abalistes stellairs (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Balistes phaleratus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Balistes vachellii Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798) Anonymous [Lacepède]. (1798). [Review of] Tome I of `Histoire naturelle des poissons' by Lacepède (1798). <em>Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung.</em> 798 (pt. 3) (no. 287) (for 24 Sept. 1798): columns 673-680. [Presented at meeting of 24 September. Apparently the first Latinization of a few Lacepède genera.]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Abalistes stellatus (Anonymous, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219873 on 2025-11-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
original description (of Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798) Anonymous [Lacepède]. (1798). [Review of] Tome I of `Histoire naturelle des poissons' by Lacepède (1798). <em>Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung.</em> 798 (pt. 3) (no. 287) (for 24 Sept. 1798): columns 673-680. [Presented at meeting of 24 September. Apparently the first Latinization of a few Lacepède genera.]. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798) Anonymous [Lacepède]. (1798). [Review of] Tome I of `Histoire naturelle des poissons' by Lacepède (1798). <em>Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung.</em> 798 (pt. 3) (no. 287) (for 24 Sept. 1798): columns 673-680. [Presented at meeting of 24 September. Apparently the first Latinization of a few Lacepède genera.]. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Synonymy Trated as a synonym of Abalistes stellaris in Fishbase, not by Eschmeyer. [details]
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Balistes vachellii Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Balistes phaleratus Richardson, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abalistes stellaris) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abalistes stellatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes phaleratus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Abalistes stellairs (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes vachellii Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 50 proteins) (from synonym Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 50 proteins) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abalistes stellaris FIN026715 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abalistes stellaris FIN026715B Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abalistes stellatus RAD119766-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abalistes stellatus RAD119767-001)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications) (from synonym Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Balistes vachellii Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Balistes phaleratus Richardson, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abalistes stellaris) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Abalistes stellatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes phaleratus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Abalistes stellairs (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes vachellii Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 50 proteins) (from synonym Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 50 proteins) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To GenBank (56 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abalistes stellaris FIN026715 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abalistes stellaris FIN026715B Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abalistes stellatus RAD119766-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abalistes stellatus RAD119767-001)
To ITIS
