WoRMS taxon details
Balistes Linnaeus, 1758
126228 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126228)
accepted
Genus
Balististes · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Balsistes · unaccepted (misspelling)
Nematobalistes Fraser-Brunner, 1935 · unaccepted
Verrunculus Jordan, 1924 · unaccepted
- Species Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes ellioti Day, 1889
- Species Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876
- Species Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Balistes aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes adspersus Tschudi, 1846 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes albicaudatus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Sufflamen albicaudatum (Rüppell, 1829)
- Species Balistes americanus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes angulosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes asperrimus Cope, 1871 accepted as Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)
- Species Balistes assasi Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Balistes aurantiacus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
- Species Balistes auromarginatus Bennett, 1832 accepted as Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Bennett, 1832)
- Species Balistes australis Donovan, 1824 accepted as Meuschenia australis (Donovan, 1824)
- Species Balistes ayraud Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Nelusetta ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Species Balistes azureus Lesson, 1831 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes bellus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Balistes biaculeatus Bloch, 1786 accepted as Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes brasiliensis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Balistes brevissimus Hollard, 1854 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes buniva Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes bursa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Balistes caerulescens Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Balistes capistratus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
- Species Balistes caprinus Valenciennes, 1839 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes capriscus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (ambiguous synonym; homonym)
- Species Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes carolinensis Gronow, 1854 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (synonym)
- Species Balistes caroliniensis Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Balistes chinensis Osbeck, 1765 accepted as Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
- Species Balistes chrysopterus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Balistes cicatricosus Poey, 1860 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes ciliaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes ciliatus Mitchill, 1818 accepted as Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)
- Species Balistes cinereus Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Rhinecanthus cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Species Balistes conspicillum Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Balistes curassavicus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes cuspicauda Mitchill, 1818 accepted as Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
- Species Balistes dichrostigma Duméril, 1861 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes echarpe Anonymous [Lacepède], 1798 accepted as Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (synonym)
- Species Balistes elongatus Hollard, 1854 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes equestris Gronow, 1854 accepted as Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Balistes erythrodon Günther, 1870 accepted as Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836)
- Species Balistes erythropterus (Fowler, 1946) accepted as Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845)
- Species Balistes flavimarginatus Rüppell, 1829 accepted as Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829) (synonym)
- Species Balistes forcipatus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes fraenatus Latreille, 1804 accepted as Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804)
- Species Balistes freycineti Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Meuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Species Balistes fuliginosus DeKay, 1842 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes fuscolineatus Seale, 1901 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Balistes granulata White, 1790 accepted as Scobinichthys granulatus (White, 1790)
- Species Balistes granulosus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
- Species Balistes guttatus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes heckeli Müller, 1865 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes heckelii Müller, 1865 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Balistes heteracanthus Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes hippocrepis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Species Balistes hispidus Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Stephanolepis hispida (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Balistes jacksonianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Species Balistes japonicus Tilesius, 1809 accepted as Paramonacanthus japonicus (Tilesius, 1809)
- Species Balistes kib Montrouzier, 1857 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes kibitar Montrouzier, 1857 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes laevis Bloch, 1795 accepted as Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
- Species Balistes liberiensis Steindachner, 1867 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes lima Bennett, 1832 accepted as Xanthichthys lima (Bennett, 1832)
- Species Balistes lineatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
- Species Balistes lineopunctatus Hollard, 1854 accepted as Xanthichthys lineopunctatus (Hollard, 1854)
- Species Balistes liturosus Shaw, 1804 accepted as Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
- Species Balistes longissimus Hollard, 1854 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes longus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes macrolepis Boulenger, 1888 accepted as Canthidermis macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888)
- Species Balistes macrops Poey, 1860 accepted as Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)
- Species Balistes macropterus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes maculatus Bloch, 1786 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes melanopterus Cope, 1871 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes mento Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Xanthichthys mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
- Species Balistes minimum Thiollière, 1857 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes minor Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
- Species Balistes mitis Bennett, 1832 accepted as Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804) (synonym)
- Species Balistes monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes moribundus Cope, 1871 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes munumum Montrouzier, 1857 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes mylii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822 accepted as Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
- Species Balistes naufragium Jordan & Starks, 1895 accepted as Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
- Species Balistes niger Bloch, 1786 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes nigromarginatus (Tanaka, 1908) accepted as Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Balistes nitidus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes notatus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes oculatus Gray, 1831 accepted as Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes ornatissimus Lesson, 1831 accepted as Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes ornatus Marion de Procé, 1822 accepted as Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (synonym)
- Species Balistes penicilligerus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Chaetodermis penicilligerus (Cuvier, 1816)
- Species Balistes phaleratus Richardson, 1846 accepted as Abalistes stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
- Species Balistes piceus Poey, 1863 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes porcatus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
- Species Balistes powellii Cope, 1870 accepted as Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes radiata Bowdich, 1825 accepted as Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1789
- Species Balistes radula Solander, 1848 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes rectangulus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Species Balistes reticulatus Holland, 1854 accepted as Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (junior synonym)
- Species Balistes ringens Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Balistes ringens Osbeck, 1765 accepted as Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
- Species Balistes rivulatus Rüppell, 1837 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes rotundatus Marion de Procé, 1822 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes rufus Gronow, 1854 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes sandwichiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes scaber Forster, 1801 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes schoepfii Walbaum, 1792 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes scolopax Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Balistes scopas Cuvier, 1829 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes senticosus Richardson, 1848 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes serraticornis Fréminville, 1813 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes sesquilineatus Lay & Bennett, 1939 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
- Species Balistes sillone Le Danois, 1961 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes sobaco Poey, 1860 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes spilomelanurus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes spilotopterygius Walbaum, 1792 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes stellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes stellatus Anonymous in Lacepède ex Commerson, 1798 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes sufflamen Mitchill, 1815 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes taeniopterus Poey, 1860 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes tomentosus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes um Montrouzier, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes undulatus Park, 1797 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes unicornus Basilewsky, 1855 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes vachellii Richardson, 1845 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes verres Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Balistes verrucosus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes verrucosus Gronow, 1854 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes vidua Richardson, 1845 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes viridescens Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted)
- Species Balistes willughbeii Lay & Bennett, 1839 (unaccepted)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Balistes Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126228 on 2024-08-16
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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]
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]
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taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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]
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]
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