IRMNG taxon details
original description
Encycl. Brit., ed. 8, 12, "Ichth. " page(s): 313 [details]
basis of record
SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]
verified source for family
WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]
verified source for family
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
name verified source
Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]
current name source
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
current name source
WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]
extant flag source
SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]
habitat flag source
FishBase [details]
From other sources
Descriptive info From FishBase: Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]
Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Richardson, 1856. Authority also cited as Kaup in Richardson, 1856 (refer Eschmeyer) and Richardson (ex Kaup), 1856 (Nomenclator Zoologicus). [details]
Type species as cited Balistes curassavicus Gmelin 1789 [details]
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