Xanthichthys lima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tetraodontiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Tetraodontiformes

Familia: Balistidae
Genus: Xanthichthys
Species: Xanthichthys lima

Name

• Xanthichthys lima (Bennett, 1832)
  • Authority for placement: Letourneur et al., 2004: 216 [without comment]
  • Type locality: [Mauritius]

Combinations

• Balistes lima: original combination

Primary references

• Bennett, E. 1832: Observations on a collection of fishes from the Mauritius, presented by Mr, Telfair, with characters of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London, 1: 165–169. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 168]

References

• Letourneur, Y. et al. 2004: An updated checklist of the marine fish fauna of Reunion Island, south-western Indian Ocean. Cybium, 28(3): 199–216. full article (PDF) [see p. 216]

Selected links

• FishBase