Australian Museum Journal A new triggerfish of the genus Abalistes (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) from the western Pacific
- Shortform:
- Matsuura and Menke, 2004, Rec. Aust. Mus. 56(2): 189–194
- Author(s):
- Matsuura, Keiichi; Menke, Sean B.
- Year published:
- 2004
- Title:
- A new triggerfish of the genus Abalistes (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) from the western Pacific
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 56
- Issue:
- 2
- Start page:
- 189
- End page:
- 194
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1431
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 07 July 2004
- Cover date:
- 07 July 2004
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- FISHES
- Digitized:
- 07 July 2004
- Available online:
- 07 July 2004
- Reference number:
- 1431
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (13kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (136kb PDF)
Abstract
A new species of triggerfish, Abalistes filamentosus is described on the basis of 17 specimens collected at depths from 61 to 180 m in Japan, the Northwest Shelf of Australia, and the Timor Sea. It differs from the congener, A. stellatus (Anonymous, 1798), by having filamentous upper and lower caudal-fin rays, 3–4 longitudinal grooves on the cheek, and by lacking yellow/pale blue spots and yellow reticulations on the body. The new species is not sexually dimorphic. The authorship of Abalistes stellatusis clarified.