WoRMS taxon details
Diodon liturosus Shaw, 1804
219970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219970)
accepted
Species
Diodon bleekeri Günther, 1910 · unaccepted
Diodon literosus Shaw, 1804 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diodon lituratus Shaw, 1804 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Diodon maculatus Duméril, 1855 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Shaw, G. (1804). General zoology or systematic natural history . [see Shaw 1803, ref. 4014]. v. 5 (pt 1): i-v + 1-250, Pls. 93-132, and (pt 2): i-vi + 251-463, Pls. 132-182. [details]
Description Inhabits reef edges and slopes. Rests in caves and ledges during the day and forages at night. Solitary. Feeds on...
Description Inhabits reef edges and slopes. Rests in caves and ledges during the day and forages at night. Solitary. Feeds on crustaceans and mollusks. Not usually marketed. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Diodon liturosus Shaw, 1804. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219970 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Shaw, G. (1804). General zoology or systematic natural history . [see Shaw 1803, ref. 4014]. v. 5 (pt 1): i-v + 1-250, Pls. 93-132, and (pt 2): i-vi + 251-463, Pls. 132-182. [details]
basis of record McClanahan, T.R. (1994). Kenya coral reef lagoon fish: effects of fishing, substrate complexity, and sea urchins. Coral Reefs 13: 231-241 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record McClanahan, T.R. (1994). Kenya coral reef lagoon fish: effects of fishing, substrate complexity, and sea urchins. Coral Reefs 13: 231-241 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]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
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits reef edges and slopes. Rests in caves and ledges during the day and forages at night. Solitary. Feeds on crustaceans and mollusks. Not usually marketed. [details]
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Diodon bleekeri Günther, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (68 publications) (from synonym Diodon maculatus Duméril, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diodon liturosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon bleekeri Günther, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon lituratus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon literosus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon maculatus Duméril, 1855)
To FishBase images (Diodon liturosus, Oman, by Field, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Diodon liturosus FIN028072 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Diodon liturosus FIN028073 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Diodon bleekeri Günther, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (68 publications) (from synonym Diodon maculatus Duméril, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diodon liturosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon bleekeri Günther, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon lituratus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon literosus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Diodon maculatus Duméril, 1855)
To FishBase images (Diodon liturosus, Oman, by Field, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Diodon liturosus FIN028072 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Diodon liturosus FIN028073 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
