WoRMS name details
Xenobalistes punctatus Heemstra & Smith, 1983
219899 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219899)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Heemstra, P. C.; Smith M. M. (1983). A new species of the triggerfish genus Xenobalistes Matsuura (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) from South Africa. <em>The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication.</em> 26: 1-5. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Xenobalistes punctatus Heemstra & Smith, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219899 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Heemstra, P. C.; Smith M. M. (1983). A new species of the triggerfish genus Xenobalistes Matsuura (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) from South Africa. <em>The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication.</em> 26: 1-5. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
