WoRMS taxon details
Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
219885 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219885)
accepted
Species
Balistes caerulescens Rüppell, 1829 · unaccepted
Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Balistes reticulatus Hollard, 1854 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Balistes rivulatus Rüppell, 1837 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balistes fuscus 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
page(s): 471 [details]
page(s): 471 [details]
Description Occurs in clear shallow lagoons and seaward reefs; sandy areas near reef patches of reef edge are preferred. Feeds on sea...
Description Occurs in clear shallow lagoons and seaward reefs; sandy areas near reef patches of reef edge are preferred. Feeds on sea urchins, crustaceans, molluscs, dead fish, tunicates or corals (Ref. 5503). Also caught with drive-in nets. Marketed fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 9770). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219885 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Balistes fuscus 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
page(s): 471 [details]
original description (of Balistes reticulatus Hollard, 1854) Hollard, H. L. G. M. (1854). Monographie de la famille des Balistides. Suite 2. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4).</em> 1: 39-72, 303-339, Pls. 2-3, 5. [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]
page(s): 471 [details]
original description (of Balistes reticulatus Hollard, 1854) Hollard, H. L. G. M. (1854). Monographie de la famille des Balistides. Suite 2. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4).</em> 1: 39-72, 303-339, Pls. 2-3, 5. [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
context source (HKRMS)
Tang Y.W. (1982) Sea Life Around Hong Kong v.11. Hong Kong Fish Marketing Organization, Hong Kong. [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
Description Occurs in clear shallow lagoons and seaward reefs; sandy areas near reef patches of reef edge are preferred. Feeds on sea urchins, crustaceans, molluscs, dead fish, tunicates or corals (Ref. 5503). Also caught with drive-in nets. Marketed fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 9770). [details]
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Balistes caerulescens Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Balistes rivulatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue Triggerfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudobalistes fuscus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes caerulescens Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes rivulatus Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase images (Pseudobalistes fuscus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudobalistes fuscus FIN026744 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudobalistes fuscus FIN026745 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Balistes caerulescens Rüppell, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Balistes rivulatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue Triggerfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudobalistes fuscus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes caerulescens Rüppell, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes rivulatus Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase images (Pseudobalistes fuscus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 55 proteins)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 55 proteins) (from synonym Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudobalistes fuscus FIN026744 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudobalistes fuscus FIN026745 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
