WoRMS taxon details
Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
127398 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127398)
accepted
Species
Balistes adspersus Tschudi, 1846 · unaccepted
Balistes americanus Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
Balistes angulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 · unaccepted
Balistes azureus Lesson, 1831 · unaccepted
Balistes brevissimus Hollard, 1854 · unaccepted
Balistes longissimus Hollard, 1854 · unaccepted
Balistes longus Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Balistes macropterus Walbaum, 1792 · unaccepted
Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786 · unaccepted
Balistes melanopterus Cope, 1871 · unaccepted
Balistes minimum Thiollière, 1857 · unaccepted
Balistes munumum Montrouzier, 1857 · unaccepted
Balistes oculatus Gray, 1831 · unaccepted
Balistes rufus Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Balistes senticosus Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted
Balistes um Montrouzier, 1857 · unaccepted
Canthidermis longirostris Tortonese, 1956 · unaccepted (synonym)
Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786) · unaccepted
Canthidermis senticosus (Richardson, 1848) · unaccepted
Canthidermis viola Herre, 1926 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786) Bloch, M. E. (1786). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 2: i-viii + 1-160, Pls. 145-180.
page(s): 25, Pl. 151 [details]
page(s): 25, Pl. 151 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127398 on 2025-07-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Balistes adspersus Tschudi, 1846) Tschudi, J. J. von. (1846). Ichthyologie. <em>. In: Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Scheitlin & Zollikofer, St. Gallen.</em> Pp. ii-xxx + 1-35, Pls. 1-6.1844-46, in 12 parts. [Parts 1-2 issued in 1844, 3-5 in 1845, 6-12 in 1846. Overall pp. 1-693. Fishes evidently all in 1846. [details]
original description (of Balistes americanus Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1473 [details]
original description (of Balistes angulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Balistes brevissimus Hollard, 1854) Hollard, H. L. G. M. (1854). Monographie de la famille des Balistides. Suite 2. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4).</em> 1: 39-72, 303-339, Pls. 2-3, 5. [details]
original description (of Balistes longissimus Hollard, 1854) Hollard, H. L. G. M. (1854). Monographie de la famille des Balistides. Suite 2. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4).</em> 1: 39-72, 303-339, Pls. 2-3, 5. [details]
original description (of Balistes macropterus Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 465 [details]
original description (of Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786) Bloch, M. E. (1786). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 2: i-viii + 1-160, Pls. 145-180.
page(s): 25, Pl. 151 [details]
original description (of Balistes melanopterus Cope, 1871) Cope, E. D. (1871). Contribution to the ichthyology of the Lesser Antilles. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series).</em> v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5): 445-483.
page(s): 478 [details]
original description (of Balistes munumum Montrouzier, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Balistes minimum Thiollière, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Balistes um Montrouzier, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Canthidermis viola Herre, 1926) Herre, A.W.C.T. (1926). Four new Philippine fishes. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 31 (4): 533-543, Pls. 1-3. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Balistes americanus Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1473 [details]
original description (of Balistes angulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Balistes brevissimus Hollard, 1854) Hollard, H. L. G. M. (1854). Monographie de la famille des Balistides. Suite 2. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4).</em> 1: 39-72, 303-339, Pls. 2-3, 5. [details]
original description (of Balistes longissimus Hollard, 1854) Hollard, H. L. G. M. (1854). Monographie de la famille des Balistides. Suite 2. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4).</em> 1: 39-72, 303-339, Pls. 2-3, 5. [details]
original description (of Balistes macropterus Walbaum, 1792) Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium. In quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae pars III. <em>Ant. Ferdin. Rose, Grypeswaldiae [Greifswald].</em> Part 3: [i-viii] + 1-723, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 465 [details]
original description (of Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786) Bloch, M. E. (1786). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 2: i-viii + 1-160, Pls. 145-180.
page(s): 25, Pl. 151 [details]
original description (of Balistes melanopterus Cope, 1871) Cope, E. D. (1871). Contribution to the ichthyology of the Lesser Antilles. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series).</em> v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5): 445-483.
page(s): 478 [details]
original description (of Balistes munumum Montrouzier, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Balistes minimum Thiollière, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Balistes um Montrouzier, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Canthidermis viola Herre, 1926) Herre, A.W.C.T. (1926). Four new Philippine fishes. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 31 (4): 533-543, Pls. 1-3. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spotted oceanic triggerfish [from synonym]rough trigger-fishrough triggerfish | [details] |
| Japanese | アミモンガラ | [details] |
| Spanish | cochito manchado | [details] |
| Swedish | fläckig filfisk | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (54 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Balistes munumum Montrouzier, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Canthidermis viola Herre, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Balistes americanus Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Balistes azureus Lesson, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Balistes longissimus Hollard, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Balistes longus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Balistes oculatus Gray, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Balistes adspersus Tschudi, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Balistes angulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Balistes senticosus Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Canthidermis senticosus (Richardson, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Canthidermis longirostris Tortonese, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Balistes macropterus Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Balistes melanopterus Cope, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Balistes rufus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Balistes brevissimus Hollard, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (89 publications) (from synonym Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Canthidermis maculata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes longissimus Hollard, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes brevissimus Hollard, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes macropterus Walbaum, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes longus Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes azureus Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes angulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes americanus Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes adspersus Tschudi, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes minimum Thiollière, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes munumum Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes oculatus Gray, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes rufus Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes um Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthidermis senticosus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes melanopterus Cope, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes senticosus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthidermis viola Herre, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthidermis longirostris Tortonese, 1956)
To FishBase images (Canthidermis maculatus, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.) (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To GenBank (76 nucleotides; 83 proteins)
To GenBank (76 nucleotides; 83 proteins) (from synonym Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Balistes rufus Gronow in Gray, 1854; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584752) (from synonym Balistes rufus Gronow, 1854)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthidermis maculata FIN026728 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthidermis maculata USNM 405886 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Balistes munumum Montrouzier, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Canthidermis viola Herre, 1926)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Balistes americanus Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Balistes azureus Lesson, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Balistes longissimus Hollard, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Balistes longus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Balistes oculatus Gray, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Balistes adspersus Tschudi, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Balistes angulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Balistes senticosus Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Canthidermis senticosus (Richardson, 1848))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Canthidermis longirostris Tortonese, 1956)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Balistes macropterus Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Balistes melanopterus Cope, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Balistes rufus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Balistes brevissimus Hollard, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (89 publications) (from synonym Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Canthidermis maculata)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes longissimus Hollard, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes brevissimus Hollard, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes macropterus Walbaum, 1792)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes longus Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes azureus Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes angulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes americanus Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes adspersus Tschudi, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes minimum Thiollière, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes munumum Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes oculatus Gray, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes rufus Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes um Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthidermis senticosus (Richardson, 1848))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes melanopterus Cope, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes senticosus Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthidermis viola Herre, 1926)
To FishBase (from synonym Canthidermis longirostris Tortonese, 1956)
To FishBase images (Canthidermis maculatus, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.) (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To GenBank (76 nucleotides; 83 proteins)
To GenBank (76 nucleotides; 83 proteins) (from synonym Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Balistes rufus Gronow in Gray, 1854; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2584752) (from synonym Balistes rufus Gronow, 1854)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthidermis maculata FIN026728 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Canthidermis maculata USNM 405886 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch, 1786))
To ITIS
