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Species in the family or subfamily Triacanthidae: [ 18 ] records

angustifrons, Triacanthus Hollard [H. L. G. M.] 1854:45, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4) v. 1; ref. 18300] Indian seas. Syntypes: MNHN B-2074 (1) Mer des Indes. Type catalog: Le Danois 1961:514 [ref. 21538] with MNHN spec as holotype, Beaunier et al. 2009:294 [ref. 28887]. •Valid as Tripodichthys angustifrons (Hollard 1854) -- (Tyler 1968:307 [ref. 6438], Larson & Williams 1997:374 [ref. 23967], Johnson 1999:753 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:47 [ref. 25847], Matsuura 2001:3909 [ref. 26315], Hoese et al. 2006:1867 [ref. 29067], Beaunier et al. 2009:294 [ref. 28887], Larson et al. 2013:231 [ref. 32988], Matsuura 2014:6 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Valid as Tripodichthys angustifrons (Hollard 1854). Triacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

biaculeatus, Balistes Bloch [M. E.] 1786:17, Pl. 148 (fig. 2) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 2; ref. 465] Indian Ocean. Lectotype: ZMB 4148. Paralectotypes: ZMB 33116 [ex ZMB 4148] (2), 5911 (1, stuffed). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:151 [ref. 24282]. On p. 14 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 5 [ref. 21381]. Type information and lectotype selection: Tyler 1968:275 [ref. 6438]. •Valid as Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Tyler 1968:254 [ref. 6438], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:357 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:148 [ref. 25477], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1051 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:172 [ref. 23448], Randall 1995:391 [ref. 22896], Kottelat & Lim 1996:250 [ref. 23210], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:606 [ref. 27969], Larson & Williams 1997:374 [ref. 23967], Lindberg et al. 1997:50 [ref. 23547], Allen 1997:236 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:235 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:576 [ref. 24106], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:254 [ref. 24754], Johnson 1999:753 [ref. 25471], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1395 [ref. 25182], Matsuura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:309 [ref. 27511], Hutchins 2001:47 [ref. 25847], Matsuura 2001:3908 [ref. 26315], Nakabo 2002:1395 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:446, 690 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S123 [ref. 27377], Hoese et al. 2006:1866 [ref. 29067], Matsuura 2009:324 [ref. 31171], Motomura et al. 2010:232 [ref. 31256], Larson et al. 2013:231 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:468 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:225 [ref. 34464], Matsuura 2014:6 [ref. 33576], Matsuura in Kimura et al. 2015:99 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:331 [ref. 34104], Miesen et al. 2016:97 [ref. 34492], Ali et al. 2018:346 [ref. 36183], Jawad et al. 2018:122 [ref. 36262], Karna et al. 2018:592 [ref. 36101], Matsuura in Kimura et al. 2018:303 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:324 [ref. 36495], Eagderi et al. 2019:139 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 30 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:604 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:127 [ref. 37637], Mary et al. 2021:394 [ref. 38693], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:291 [ref. 41223], Matsuura 2022:414 [ref. 40250], Devi et al. 2023:450 [ref. 40401], Abd Rabou et al. 2024:129 [ref. 41250] as cf. biaculeatus, Goutham-Bharathi et al. 2024:22 [ref. 40794]). Current status: Valid as Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786). Triacanthidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape (South Africa), Persian Gulf and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Philippines, north to central Japan, south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

bipes, Balistes Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:37 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] American Ocean. No types known. •Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Parenti 2021:663 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786). Triacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

blochii, Triacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1852:81 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 16832] Singapore. Holotype (unique): RMNH 7262. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1864.11.28.202 (1), NMV A958 (1). Kottelat reports Inland record from Singapore mangroves. •Valid as Tripodichthys blochii (Bleeker 1852) -- (Tyler 1968:298 [ref. 6438] as blochi, Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Matsuura 2001:3909 [ref. 26315] as blochi). •Valid as Triacanthus blochii Bleeker 1852 -- (Mohsin & Ambak 1996:607 [ref. 27969] as blochi, Chen et al. 1997:178 [ref. 26476] as blochi, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S123 [ref. 27377] as blochi, Hoese et al. 2006:1867 [ref. 29067], Kottelat 2013:469 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:225 [ref. 34464] as blochi, Matsuura 2014:6 [ref. 33576], Matsuura in Kimura et al. 2015:100 [ref. 34319]). Current status: Valid as Tripodichthys blochii (Bleeker 1852). Triacanthidae. Distribution: Western Pacific and northeastern Indian Ocean. Habitat: brackish, marine.

brachysoma, Triacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1853:128 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 16900] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Priaman, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 25403 [ex RMNH 7264]. Paralectotypes: RMNH 7264 (up to 2 of 2). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1864.11.28.88 (1); MNHN 0000-3015 (1) Sulawesi, 0000-3017 (1) Nias. Type catalog: Le Danois 1961:514 [ref. 21538] as paratypes, Beaunier et al. 2009:304 [ref. 28887]. Lectotype designation not researched, not designated here. •Synonym of Triacanthus nieuhofii Bleeker 1851 -- (Tyler 1968:275 [ref. 6438] as nieuhofi, Beaunier et al. 2009:304 [ref. 28887]). Current status: Synonym of Triacanthus nieuhofii Bleeker 1851. Triacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

brevirostris, Triacanthus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1850:294, Pl. 129 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Last part (15); ref. 4375] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 4123. Paralectotypes: RMNH D1686 and D1690 (2, stuffed). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:211 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Triacanthus brevirostris Temminck & Schlegel 1850 -- (Krishnan & Mishra 1993:236 [ref. 24016], Cheng & Zhou 1997:468 [ref. 26385] dated 1846, Lindberg et al. 1997:52 [ref. 23547], Wang et al. 2001:331 [ref. 26566] dated 1846). •Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Tyler 1968:254 [ref. 6438], Randall 1995:391 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:235 [ref. 23922], Choi et al. 2003:690 [ref. 26218], Hoese et al. 2006:1866 [ref. 29067], Kottelat 2013:468 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786). Triacanthidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific (if valid). Habitat: brackish, marine.

falcanalis, Triacanthus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:15 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Brisbane River and Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: (6) QM I.1551 (1), I.10118 (some of 9), I.10119 (1). •Synonym of Tripodichthys angustifrons (Hollard 1854) -- (Tyler 1968:307 [ref. 6438], Hoese et al. 2006:1867 [ref. 29067], Hoese et al. 2006:1867 [ref. 29067]). Current status: Synonym of Tripodichthys angustifrons (Hollard 1854). Triacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

indicus, Triacanthus Regan [C. T.] 1903:184 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 17 Feb. 1903); ref. 14594] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Lectotype: BMNH 1889.2.1.4096. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1868.10.25.46 (2) Madras. Lectotype selection (as lectoholotype) by Tyler 1968:273 [ref. 6438]. •Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Tyler 1968:254 [ref. 6438], Randall 1995:391 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:235 [ref. 23922], Choi et al. 2003:690 [ref. 26218], Hoese et al. 2006:1866 [ref. 29067], Kottelat 2013:468 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786). Triacanthidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

longirostris, Monacanthus Hollard [H. L. G. M.] in Guichenot 1843:244 [Historia fisica, politica y natural de la isla de Cuba. Segunda parte. Historia natural. Tomo 4. Reptiles y peces; ref. 41293] Indian seas; Cuba. Syntypes: ?MNHN A-8478 (1) Indian seas. Type catalog: Beaunier et al. 2009:300 [ref. 28887]. Based on Hollard manuscript and reference to Parra from Hollard; original localities therefore are Indian seas and Cuba. Also appeared as new in Hollard in Guichenot 1853:184 [ref. 18164], and in Hollard 1854:46 Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [ref. 18300] as Triacanthus longirostris. Synonymous with Triacanthus strigilifer Cantor 1849, but has not been used as valid for the last 100 years; therefore reversal of precedence in favour of Triacanthus strigilifer Cantor 1849 (R. Fricke, pers. comm., June 2024). •Synonym of Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer (Cantor 1849) -- (Tyler 1968:290 [ref. 6438]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer (Cantor 1849). Triacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Triacanthus Hollard [H. L. G. M.] 1854:46, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4) v. 1; ref. 18300] Indian seas. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8478 (dry mount). Type catalog: Le Danois 1961:513 [ref. 21538], Beaunier et al. 2009:294 [ref. 28887]. Apparently appeared first as Hollard in Guichenot 1853 as Monacanthus longirostris. •Synonym of Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer (Cantor 1849) -- (Beaunier et al. 2009:294 [ref. 28887]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer (Cantor 1849). Triacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

macrurus, Triacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1865:51 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 3; ref. 17046] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7267. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1867.11.28.203 (1). Lectotype selected by Tyler 1968:311 [ref. 6438]. Original loalities Bavia, Java and New Guinea. •Synonym of Tripodichthys angustifrons (Hollard 1854) -- (Tyler 1968:307 [ref. 6438]). Current status: Synonym of Tripodichthys angustifrons (Hollard 1854). Triacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

margarethae, Triacanthus Pietschmann [V.] 1930:147, Fig. 1 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 91 (nos 5/8); ref. 16121] East Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): not researched. Triacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

nieuhofii, Triacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1851:26, Pl. 4 (fig. 9) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (art. 11); ref. 16836] Siboga, west Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5873. Type catalog: Beaunier et al. 2009:294 [ref. 28887] with MNHN 0000-5873 as the holotype (see their discussion). Originally as Nieuhofii. Appeared as name only in Bleeker 1851:472 [ref. 16898] and 1852:415 [ref. 16827]. Also described as new in Bleeker 1852:459 [ref. 16828] based on 3 specimen. See Tyler 1968:282 [ref. 6438] for lectotype selection (as lectoholotype) and type information, but his dating and selection of RMNH 25402 is incorrect. •Valid as Triacanthus nieuhofii Bleeker 1851 -- (Tyler 1968:275 [ref. 6438] as nieuhofi, Allen & Swainston 1988:148 [ref. 25477], Lindberg et al. 1997:52 [ref. 23547], Allen 1997:236 [ref. 23977] as nieuhofi, Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122] as nieuhofi, Matsuura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:310 [ref. 27511] as nieuhofi, Hutchins 2001:47 [ref. 25847] as nieuhofi, Matsuura 2001:3908 [ref. 26315] as nieuhofi, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S123 [ref. 27377], Hoese et al. 2006:1866 [ref. 29067], Matsuura 2009:324 [ref. 31171], Matsuura in Kimura et al. 2015:99 [ref. 34319] as nieuhofi, Psomadakis et al. 2015:331 [ref. 34104], Karna et al. 2018:588 [ref. 36101], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 30 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:604 [ref. 37272], Mary et al. 2021:394 [ref. 38693] as nieuhofi, Sen et al. 2021:25 [ref. 38520], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:291 [ref. 41223], Devi et al. 2023:450 [ref. 40401]). Current status: Valid as Triacanthus nieuhofii Bleeker 1851. Triacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and India east to Indonesia north to South China Sea, south to northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

oxycephalus, Triacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1851:496 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16898] Rio [Rhio or Riouw]; Jakarta, Java; Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 7268. Paralectotypes: (9) BMNH 1867.11.28.82 (1), MNHN 0000-3018 (2), ?NMV A953 (1). Type catalog: Le Danois 1961:514 [ref. 21538]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1851:27, Pl. 5 (fig. 10) [ref. 16836]. Lectotype selected and remarks on types in Tyler 1968:316 [ref. 6438]. •Valid as Tripodichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Tyler 1968:312 [ref. 6438], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Matsuura 2001:3910 [ref. 26315], Matsuura 2014:6 [ref. 33576], Psomadakis et al. 2020:605 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Tripodichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker 1851). Triacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

rhodopterus, Triacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1851:25, Pl. 4 (fig. 8) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (art. 11); ref. 16836] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 25405. Paralectotype: BMNH 1867.11.28.85 (1). Type information: Tyler 1968:273 [ref. 6438]. Lectotype selection (as lectoholotype): Tyler 1968:273 [ref. 6438]. •Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Tyler 1968:254 [ref. 6438], Kottelat 2013:468 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786). Triacanthidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

russellii, Triacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1851:25 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (art. 11); ref. 16836] Jakarta, Java; Kammal, Padang; Makassar, Indonesia and other localities. Lectotype: RMNH 25404. Paralectotypes and Bleeker specimens: (17) MNHN B-2070 (1) Macassar, RMNH 7263 (some of 25). Type catalog: Le Danois 1961:514 [ref. 21538], Beaunier et al. 2009:304 [ref. 28887]. Lectotype established (as lectoholotype) by Tyler 1968:273 [ref. 6438]. Based on references and specimens. •Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Tyler 1968:254 [ref. 6438], Beaunier et al. 2009:304 [ref. 28887], Kottelat 2013:468 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786). Triacanthidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

strigilifer, Triacanthus Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1345 [363], Pl. 9 (figs. 1-2) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Sea of Penang, Malaysia. Holotype (unique): apparently lost. On p. 363 of separate. Monacanthus longirostris Hollard 1843 is an unused senior synonym, therefore reversal of precedence; Triacanthus strigilifer Cantor 1849 is here declared a nomen protectum (R. Fricke, pers. comm., June 2024). Nomen protectum. •Valid as Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer (Cantor 1849) -- (Tyler 1968:290 [ref. 6438], Allen & Swainston 1988:148 [ref. 25477], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:302 [ref. 24014] as striglifer, Randall 1995:391 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:606 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:236 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:235 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:179 [ref. 26476] dated 1850, Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:47 [ref. 25847], Matsuura 2001:3908 [ref. 26315], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S123 [ref. 27377], Hoese et al. 2006:1865 [ref. 29067] dated 1850, Larson et al. 2013:231 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:224 [ref. 34464], Matsuura 2014:6 [ref. 33576], Matsuura in Kimura et al. 2015:98 [ref. 34319], Psomadakis et al. 2015:331 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:229 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:346 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:139 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 30 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:604 [ref. 37272], Mary et al. 2021:395 [ref. 38693], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:291 [ref. 41223], Matsuura 2022:413 [ref. 40250]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer (Cantor 1849). Triacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman east to Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

weberi, Triacanthus Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1910:497, Pl. 32 [Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (New Series) v. 6 (art. 43); ref. 17991] Gopalur, Orissa, India. Lectotype: BMNH 1910.9.7.6 [ex ZSI F 4079]. Paralectotypes: ZSI F3507 (1), 3511 (1), 4058 (1), 4072 (1), 4078 (1), 4080-82 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:162 [ref. 20743]. Lectotype selected by Tyler 1968:289 [ref. 6438]. •Valid as Trixiphichthys weberi (Chaudhuri 1910) -- (Tyler 1968:284 [ref. 6438], Kyushin et al. 1982:280 [ref. 19754], Allen & Swainston 1988:148 [ref. 25477], Lindberg et al. 1997:55 [ref. 23547], Allen 1997:236 [ref. 23977], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Matsuura 2001:3910 [ref. 26315], Hoese et al. 2006:1867 [ref. 29067], Larson et al. 2013:231 [ref. 32988], Matsuura 2014:6 [ref. 33576], Psomadakis et al. 2020:605 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:291 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Trixiphichthys weberi (Chaudhuri 1910). Triacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: east coast of India east to Indonesia, north to Thailand and South China Sea. Habitat: marine.