Taxonomy Profile: Diodon (Linnaeus 1758)

Diodon: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Trichodiodon
Bleeker 1865
Paradiodon
Bleeker 1865
Euchilomycterus
Waite 1900
Trichocyclus
Günther 1870
Common Name(s):
porcupinefishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Diodon: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Tetraodontiformes
leatherjackets |
cowfishes |
filefishes |
puffers |
triggerfishes |
trunkfishes |
balistes |
poissons-coffres |
poissons-globes |
Suborder : Tetraodontoidei
puffers |
porcupinefishes |
tétrodons |
Family : Diodontidae
porcupinefishes |
burrfishes |
peces erizo |
poissons porcs-épics |
Genus : Diodon
porcupinefishes |
Diodon Direct Children(s):
Diodon hystrix
(Linnaeus 1758)
Diodon holocanthus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Diodon eydouxii
(Brisout de Barneville 1846)
Diodon liturosus
(Shaw 1804)
Diodon nicthemerus
(Cuvier 1818)
Diodon: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodon
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 31-Oct-2014
Acquired:
2014-03-11
Notes:
Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 03-Nov-2014
Reference for:
Diodon
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Diodon
Diodon: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Diodon: Comments