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Balistidae Rafinesque, 1810

114305  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114305)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
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  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Tetraodontiformes (Order)
  7. Balistidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Abalistes Jordan & Seale, 1906
    1. Species Abalistes filamentosus Matsuura & Yoshino, 2004
    2. Species Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    3. Species Abalistes stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
    4. Species Abalistes stellairs (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  2. Genus Balistapus Tilesius, 1820
    1. Species Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
    2. Species Balistapus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    3. Species Balistapus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    4. Species Balistapus undulates (Park, 1797) accepted as Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
  3. Genus Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Balistes aureolus
    2. Species Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    3. Species Balistes cuvieri
    4. Species Balistes ellioti Day, 1889
    5. Species Balistes garnoti Castelnau, 1873
    6. Species Balistes lemniscatus Lacépède, 1804
    7. Species Balistes pellion Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
    8. Species Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876
    9. Species Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
    10. Species Balistes rotundatus Marion de Procé, 1822
    11. Species Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758
    12. Species Balistes willughbeii Lay & Bennett, 1839
    13. Species Balistes aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    14. Species Balistes adspersus Tschudi, 1846 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    15. Species Balistes albicaudatus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829)
    16. Species Balistes americanus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    17. Species Balistes angulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    18. Species Balistes asperrimus Cope, 1871 accepted as Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)
    19. Species Balistes assasi Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål, 1775)
    20. Species Balistes aurantiacus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
    21. Species Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832 accepted as Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett, 1832)
    22. Species Balistes australis Donovan, 1824 accepted as Meuschenia australis (Donovan, 1824)
    23. Species Balistes ayraud Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Nelusetta ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
    24. Species Balistes azureus Lesson, 1831 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    25. Species Balistes bellus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758
    26. Species Balistes biaculeatus Bloch, 1786 accepted as Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
    27. Species Balistes brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    28. Species Balistes brevissimus Hollard, 1854 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    29. Species Balistes buniva Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    30. Species Balistes bursa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    31. Species Balistes caerulescens Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    32. Species Balistes capistratus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
    33. Species Balistes caprinus Valenciennes, 1839 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    34. Species Balistes capriscus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    35. Species Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    36. Species Balistes carolinensis Gronow, 1854 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    37. Species Balistes chinensis Osbeck, 1765 accepted as Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
    38. Species Balistes chrysopterus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    39. Species Balistes cicatricosus Poey, 1860 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
    40. Species Balistes ciliaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
    41. Species Balistes ciliatus Mitchill, 1818 accepted as Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)
    42. Species Balistes cinereus Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Rhinecanthus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
    43. Species Balistes conspicillum Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    44. Species Balistes curassavicus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
    45. Species Balistes cuspicauda Mitchill, 1818 accepted as Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
    46. Species Balistes dichrostigma Duméril, 1861 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
    47. Species Balistes echarpe Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    48. Species Balistes elongatus Hollard, 1854 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
    49. Species Balistes equestris Gronow, 1854 accepted as Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758
    50. Species Balistes erythrodon Günther, 1870 accepted as Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836)
    51. Species Balistes erythropterus (Fowler, 1946) accepted as Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
    52. Species Balistes flavimarginatus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829)
    53. Species Balistes forcipatus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    54. Species Balistes fraenatus Latreille, 1804 accepted as Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
    55. Species Balistes freycineti Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Meuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
    56. Species Balistes fuliginosus DeKay, 1842 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    57. Species Balistes fuscolineatus Seale, 1901 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    58. Species Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    59. Species Balistes geographicus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
    60. Species Balistes granulata White, 1790 accepted as Scobinichthys granulatus (White, 1790)
    61. Species Balistes granulosus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
    62. Species Balistes guttatus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
    63. Species Balistes heckeli Müller, 1865 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
    64. Species Balistes heteracanthus Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    65. Species Balistes hippocrepis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
    66. Species Balistes hispidus Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)
    67. Species Balistes jacksonianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
    68. Species Balistes japonicus Tilesius, 1809 accepted as Paramonacanthus japonicus (Tilesius, 1809)
    69. Species Balistes kib Montrouzier, 1857 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    70. Species Balistes kibitar Montrouzier, 1857 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    71. Species Balistes laevis Bloch, 1795 accepted as Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
    72. Species Balistes liberiensis Steindachner, 1867 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
    73. Species Balistes lima Bennett, 1832 accepted as Xanthichthys lima (Bennett, 1832)
    74. Species Balistes lineatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
    75. Species Balistes lineopunctatus Hollard, 1854 accepted as Xanthichthys lineopunctatus (Hollard, 1854)
    76. Species Balistes liturosus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
    77. Species Balistes longissimus Hollard, 1854 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    78. Species Balistes longus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    79. Species Balistes macrolepis Boulenger, 1888 accepted as Canthidermis macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888)
    80. Species Balistes macrops Poey, 1860 accepted as Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)
    81. Species Balistes macropterus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    82. Species Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    83. Species Balistes melanopterus Cope, 1871 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    84. Species Balistes mento Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
    85. Species Balistes minimum Thiollière, 1857 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    86. Species Balistes minor Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
    87. Species Balistes monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
    88. Species Balistes moribundus Cope, 1871 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    89. Species Balistes munumum Montrouzier, 1857 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    90. Species Balistes mylii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822 accepted as Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
    91. Species Balistes naufragium Jordan & Starks, 1895 accepted as Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
    92. Species Balistes niger Bloch, 1786 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    93. Species Balistes nigromarginatus (Tanaka, 1908) accepted as Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    94. Species Balistes nitidus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
    95. Species Balistes notatus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
    96. Species Balistes oculatus Gray, 1831 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    97. Species Balistes ornatissimus Lesson, 1831 accepted as Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    98. Species Balistes ornatus Proce, 1822 accepted as Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
    99. Species Balistes penicilligerus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Chaetodermis penicilligerus (Cuvier, 1816)
    100. Species Balistes phaleratus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    101. Species Balistes piceus Poey, 1863 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    102. Species Balistes porcatus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
    103. Species Balistes powellii Cope, 1870 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
    104. Species Balistes radiata Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
    105. Species Balistes radula Solander, 1848 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    106. Species Balistes rectangulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    107. Species Balistes ringens Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
    108. Species Balistes ringens Osbeck, 1765 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    109. Species Balistes rivulatus Rüppell, 1837 accepted as Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    110. Species Balistes rufus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    111. Species Balistes sandwichiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Cantherhines sandwichiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
    112. Species Balistes scaber Forster, 1801 accepted as Meuschenia scaber (Forster, 1801) (unaccepted)
    113. Species Balistes schoepfii Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792) (unaccepted)
    114. Species Balistes scolopax Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted)
    115. Species Balistes scopas Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Amanses scopas (Cuvier, 1829) (unaccepted)
    116. Species Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765 accepted as Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (unaccepted)
    117. Species Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765 accepted as Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (unaccepted)
    118. Species Balistes senticosus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786) (unaccepted)
    119. Species Balistes serraticornis Fréminville, 1813 accepted as Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted)
    120. Species Balistes sillone Le Danois, 1961 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (unaccepted)
    121. Species Balistes sobaco Poey, 1860 accepted as Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815) (unaccepted)
    122. Species Balistes spilomelanurus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (unaccepted)
    123. Species Balistes spilotopterygius Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (unaccepted)
    124. Species Balistes spinosissimus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Chaetodermis penicilligera (Cuvier, 1816) (unaccepted)
    125. Species Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (unaccepted)
    126. Species Balistes stellatus Anonymous, 1798 accepted as Abalistes stellatus (Anonymous, 1798) (unaccepted)
    127. Species Balistes sufflamen Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815) (unaccepted)
    128. Species Balistes taeniopterus Poey, 1860 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (unaccepted)
    129. Species Balistes tomentosus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted)
    130. Species Balistes um Montrouzier, 1857 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786) (unaccepted)
    131. Species Balistes undulatus Park, 1797 accepted as Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797) (unaccepted)
    132. Species Balistes vachellii Richardson, 1845 accepted as Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (unaccepted)
    133. Species Balistes verres Gilbert & Starks, 1904 accepted as Sufflamen verres (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) (unaccepted)
    134. Species Balistes verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted)
    135. Species Balistes verrucosus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (unaccepted)
    136. Species Balistes verrucosus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted)
    137. Species Balistes vidua Richardson, 1845 accepted as Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845) (unaccepted)
    138. Species Balistes viridescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (unaccepted)
  4. Genus Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935
    1. Species Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    2. Species Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    3. Species Balistoides conspicillium (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    4. Species Balistoides veridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  5. Genus Canthidermis Swainson, 1839
    1. Species Canthidermis macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888)
    2. Species Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    3. Species Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)
    4. Species Canthidermis longirostris Tortonese, 1956 accepted as Canthidermis macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888)
    5. Species Canthidermis longirostris Tortonese, 1956 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    6. Species Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    7. Species Canthidermis rotundatus (Marion de Procé, 1822) accepted as Balistes rotundatus Marion de Procé, 1822
    8. Species Canthidermis senticosus (Richardson, 1848) accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    9. Species Canthidermis villosus Fedoryako, 1979 accepted as Canthidermis macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888)
    10. Species Canthidermis viola Herre, 1926 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
    11. Species Canthidermis willughbeii (Lay & Bennett, 1839) accepted as Balistes willughbeii Lay & Bennett, 1839
  6. Genus Gornylistes Bannikov & Tyler, 2008 †
  7. Genus Melichthys Swainson, 1839
    1. Species Melichthys indicus Randall & Klausewitz, 1973
    2. Species Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    3. Species Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
    4. Species Melichthys bispinosus Gilbert, 1890 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    5. Species Melichthys nycteris (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) accepted as Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
    6. Species Melichthys piceus (Poey, 1863) accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    7. Species Melichthys radula (Solander, 1848) accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    8. Species Melichthys ringens (Osbeck, 1765) accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
  8. Genus Odonus Gistel, 1848
    1. Species Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836)
    2. Species Odonus erythrodon (Günther, 1870) accepted as Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836)
  9. Genus Pseudobalistes Bleeker, 1865
    1. Species Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829)
    2. Species Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    3. Species Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
    4. Species Pseudobalistes flavomarginatus (Rüppell, 1829) accepted as Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829)
    5. Species Pseudobalistes polylepis (Steindachner, 1876) accepted as Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876
    6. Species Pseudobalistes viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  10. Genus Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839
    1. Species Rhinecanthus abyssus Matsuura & Shiobara, 1989
    2. Species Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    3. Species Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål, 1775)
    4. Species Rhinecanthus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
    5. Species Rhinecanthus lunula Randall & Steene, 1983
    6. Species Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    7. Species Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    8. Species Rhinecanthus assai (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål, 1775)
    9. Species Rhinecanthus assasia (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål, 1775)
    10. Species Rhinecanthus echarpe (Anonymous, 1798) accepted as Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    11. Species Rhinecanthus rectangulatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    12. Species Rhinecanthus retangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    13. Species Rhinecanthus verrucasus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    14. Species Rhinecanthus verrucosa (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  11. Genus Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
    1. Species Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829)
    2. Species Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    3. Species Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    4. Species Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
    5. Species Sufflamen verres (Gilbert & Starks, 1904)
    6. Species Sufflamen albicaudatus (Rüppell, 1829) accepted as Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829)
    7. Species Sufflamen albicaudus (Rüppell, 1829) accepted as Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829)
    8. Species Sufflamen capistratus (Shaw, 1804) accepted as Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
    9. Species Sufflamen chrysoptera (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    10. Species Sufflamen chrysopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    11. Species Sufflamen fraenatus (Latreille, 1804) accepted as Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
    12. Species Sufflamen freanatus (Latreille, 1804) accepted as Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
    13. Species Sufflamen frenatus (Latreille, 1804) accepted as Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
  12. Genus Xanthichthys Kaup in Richardson, 1856
    1. Species Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett, 1832)
    2. Species Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978
    3. Species Xanthichthys lima (Bennett, 1832)
    4. Species Xanthichthys lineopunctatus (Hollard, 1854)
    5. Species Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
    6. Species Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
    7. Species Xanthichthys caeuleolineatus Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 accepted as Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978
    8. Species Xanthichthys careuleolineatus Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 accepted as Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978
    9. Species Xanthichthys gotonis Tanaka, 1918 accepted as Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
    10. Species Xanthichthys purus Tanaka, 1918 accepted as Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
    11. Species Xanthichthys surcatus de Buen, 1963 accepted as Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  13. Genus Xenobalistes Matsuura, 1981
    1. Species Xenobalistes punctatus Heemstra & Smith, 1983
    2. Species Xenobalistes tumidipectoris Matsuura, 1981
  14. Genus Epimonus Rafinesque, 1815 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  15. Genus Balistopus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Balistapus Tilesius, 1820 (misspelling)
    1. Species Balistopus undulatus (Park, 1797) accepted as Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
  16. Genus Balistus Marion de Procé, 1822 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  17. Genus Balsistes accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
    1. Species Balsistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
  18. Genus Canthodermus Agassiz, 1846 (Unjustified (?) emendation)
  19. Genus Capriscus Klein, 1777 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  20. Genus Capriscus Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  21. Genus Capriscus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  22. Genus Capriscus Artedi in Röse, 1793 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  23. Genus Chalisoma Swainson, 1839 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  24. Genus Erythrodon Rüppell, 1852 accepted as Odonus Gistel, 1848
  25. Genus Guaperva Sonnerat, 1774 accepted as Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935
  26. Genus Hemibalistes Fraser-Brunner, 1935 accepted as Sufflamen Jordan, 1916 (synonym)
    1. Species Hemibalistes bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    2. Species Hemibalistes chrysoptera (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    3. Species Hemibalistes chrysopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  27. Genus Leiurus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Abalistes Jordan & Seale, 1906
  28. Genus Liurus Agassiz, 1846 [2] accepted as Abalistes Jordan & Seale, 1906
  29. Genus Melichtys accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
    1. Species Melichtys indicus Randall & Klausewitz, 1973 accepted as Melichthys indicus Randall & Klausewitz, 1973
  30. Genus Melicthys accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
    1. Species Melicthys niger (Bloch, 1786) accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
    2. Species Melicthys radula (Solander, 1848) accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
  31. Genus Nematobalistes Fraser-Brunner, 1935 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Nematobalistes forcipatus (Gmelin, 1789) accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
  32. Genus Oncobalistes Fowler, 1946 accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839
    1. Species Oncobalistes erythropterus Fowler, 1946 accepted as Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
  33. Genus Pachygnathus Agassiz, 1845 accepted as Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
  34. Genus Pachynathus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
    1. Species Pachynathus nigromarginatus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
    2. Species Pachynathus nycteris Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
  35. Genus Parabalistes Bleeker, 1865 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  36. Genus Pyrodon Kaup, 1855 accepted as Odonus Gistel, 1848
  37. Genus Rhinacanthus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839
  38. Genus Rhineacanthus accepted as Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
    1. Species Rhineacanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    2. Species Rhineacanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Rhinecanthus verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  39. Genus Tobinia Whitley, 1933 (Unavailable name (no generic description))
  40. Genus Verrunculus Jordan, 1924 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  41. Genus Xenodon Rüppell, 1836 accepted as Odonus Gistel, 1848
    1. Species Xenodon niger Rüppell, 1836 accepted as Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836)
  42. Genus Zenodon Swainson, 1839 accepted as Odonus Gistel, 1848
  43. Genus Canthidermes Swainson, 1839 (uncertain, unassessed)
  44. Genus Chalisomus Swainson, 1839 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Balistidae Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114305 on 2025-01-10
Date
action
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2023-05-21 02:50:04Z
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Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [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] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistoidei (Suborder) > Balistidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]
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