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Balistidae Rafinesque, 1810

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

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  1. Genus Abalistes Jordan & Seale, 1906
  2. Genus Balistapus Tilesius, 1820
  3. Genus Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  4. Genus Balistoides Fraser-Brunner, 1935
  5. Genus Canthidermis Swainson, 1839
  6. Genus Gornylistes Bannikov & Tyler, 2008 †
  7. Genus Melichthys Swainson, 1839
  8. Genus Odonus Gistel, 1848
  9. Genus Pseudobalistes Bleeker, 1865
  10. Genus Rhinecanthus Swainson, 1839
  11. Genus Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
  12. Genus Xanthichthys Kaup in Richardson, 1856
  13. Genus Xenobalistes Matsuura, 1981
  14. Genus Epimonus Rafinesque, 1815 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  15. Genus Balistopus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Balistapus Tilesius, 1820 (misspelling)
  16. Genus Balistus Marion de Procé, 1822 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  17. Genus Balsistes accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  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)
  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)
  30. Genus Melicthys accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
  31. Genus Nematobalistes Fraser-Brunner, 1935 accepted as Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
  32. Genus Oncobalistes Fowler, 1946 accepted as Melichthys Swainson, 1839
  33. Genus Pachygnathus Agassiz, 1845 accepted as Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
  34. Genus Pachynathus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Sufflamen Jordan, 1916
  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)
  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
  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 2024-03-19
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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2023-05-21 02:50:04Z
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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]   
From other sources
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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