African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)

WoRMS taxon details

Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831)

To FishBase images (<i>Arothron mappa</i>, Hong Kong, by Calton Law@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)

To FishBase images (Arothron mappa, Hong Kong, by Calton Law@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)

AphiaID

219930 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219930)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Arothron Müller, 1841

Original name

Tetrodon mappa Lesson, 1831

Synonymised names

Tetraodon mappa Lesson, 1831 · unaccepted

Tetrodon mappa Lesson, 1831 · unaccepted (misspelling)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Tetrodon mappa Lesson, 1831) Lesson, R. P. (1829-31). Poissons. In: L. I. Duperrey. Voyage autour du monde, ..., sur la corvette de La Majesté La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825..., Zoologie. Zool. v. 2 (pt 1): 66-238, Atlas: Pls. 1-38. [Here dated according to Cretella 2010 [ref. 34236]. Text p. 66-238 (13 Oct. 1931); Atlas: Pls. 2, 19 (4 Apr. 1829), 4, 12, 18 (28 Feb. 1829), 3, 38 (30 May 1829), 1, 22, 35 (4 July 1829), 36 (3 Apr. 1830), 23, 26 (7 Mar 1831), 25, 27, 33, 37 (29 May 1931), 5, 6, 13, 16 (15 June 1831), 20, 24, 28 (25 July 1831), 11, 14, 31, 34 (5 Sept. 1831), 7, 29, 30, 32 (13 Oct. 1831), 8, 15, 21 (15 Nov. 1831), 9, 10 (22 Dec. 1831), 9, 10 (22 Dec. 1831).]. [details]

Descriptive notes

Description Occurs in clear lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs. Feeds on algae, sponges, and benthic invertebrates. Usually close to...

Description Occurs in clear lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs. Feeds on algae, sponges, and benthic invertebrates. Usually close to shelter. Generally uncommon and solitary (Ref. 9710). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219930 on 2025-05-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-07-08 08:51:41Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Tetrodon mappa Lesson, 1831) Lesson, R. P. (1829-31). Poissons. In: L. I. Duperrey. Voyage autour du monde, ..., sur la corvette de La Majesté La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825..., Zoologie. Zool. v. 2 (pt 1): 66-238, Atlas: Pls. 1-38. [Here dated according to Cretella 2010 [ref. 34236]. Text p. 66-238 (13 Oct. 1931); Atlas: Pls. 2, 19 (4 Apr. 1829), 4, 12, 18 (28 Feb. 1829), 3, 38 (30 May 1829), 1, 22, 35 (4 July 1829), 36 (3 Apr. 1830), 23, 26 (7 Mar 1831), 25, 27, 33, 37 (29 May 1931), 5, 6, 13, 16 (15 June 1831), 20, 24, 28 (25 July 1831), 11, 14, 31, 34 (5 Sept. 1831), 7, 29, 30, 32 (13 Oct. 1831), 8, 15, 21 (15 Nov. 1831), 9, 10 (22 Dec. 1831), 9, 10 (22 Dec. 1831).]. [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. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]