WoRMS taxon details
Allomycterus McCulloch, 1921
268264 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:268264)
accepted
Genus
Diodon jaculiferus Cuvier, 1818 accepted as Tragulichthys jaculiferus (Cuvier, 1818) (type by original designation)
- Species Allomycterus pilatus Whitley, 1931
- Species Allomycterus jaculiferus (Cuvier, 1818) accepted as Tragulichthys jaculiferus (Cuvier, 1818) (Subsequent combination)
- Species Allomycterus whiteleyi Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Allomycterus pilatus Whitley, 1931
- Species Allomycterus whitleyi Phillipps, 1932 accepted as Allomycterus pilatus Whitley, 1931 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
McCulloch, A. R. (1921). Studies in Australian fishes. No. 7. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 13 (no. 4): 123-142, Pls. 21-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9091503 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Allomycterus McCulloch, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268264 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
McCulloch, A. R. (1921). Studies in Australian fishes. No. 7. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 13 (no. 4): 123-142, Pls. 21-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9091503 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
