Taxonomy Profile: Diodon holocanthus (Linnaeus 1758)

Diodon holocanthus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Diodon maculifer
Kaup 1855
Trichodiodon pilosus
Mitchill 1815
Diodon pilosus
Mitchill 1815
Diodon sexmaculatus
Cuvier 1818
Diodon maculatus
Günther 1870
Diodon quadrimaculatus
Cuvier 1818
Diodon paraholocanthus
Kotthaus 1979
Diodon novemmaculatus
Cuvier 1818
Diodon multimaculatus
Cuvier 1818
Atopomycterus bocagei
Steindachner 1866
Common Name(s):
balloonfish []
hairy porcupinefish []
pez erizo []
pez erizo mapache []
Balloonfish []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Diodon holocanthus: 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 |
Species : Diodon holocanthus
balloonfish |
hairy porcupinefish |
pez erizo |
pez erizo mapache |
Balloonfish |
Diodon holocanthus Direct Children(s):
Diodon holocanthus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodon holocanthus
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 holocanthus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1980-01-01 / 1980-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12
Page(s):
174
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodon holocanthus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hoese, H. Dickson, Richard H. Moore, and V. Farley Sonnier
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1977-01-01 / 1977-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: Texas, Louisiana, and adjacent waters
Page(s):
xv + 327
Publisher:
Texas A & M University Press
Publication Place:
College Station, TX, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-89096-027-5/
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodon holocanthus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-01-01 / 2001-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba
Page(s):
21-57
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-985-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodon holocanthus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20
Page(s):
183
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-913235-70-9/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodon holocanthus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-01-01 / 2004-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29
Page(s):
ix + 386
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-61-1/0097-0638
Notes:
Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
Reference for:
Diodon holocanthus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2013-04-01 / 2013-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Seventh Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 34
Page(s):
243
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
978-1-934874-318/
Notes:
Reference for:
Diodon holocanthus
Diodon holocanthus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
East Pacific
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Diodon holocanthus: Comments