Torquigener andersonae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tetraodontoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Subordo: Tetraodontoidei

Familia: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Torquigener
Species:

Name

Torquigener andersonae Hardy, 1983.

  • Type locality: Jervis Bay, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  • Holotype: AMS I.16892-002. Paratypes: AMS I.16892-002 (1, lost), I.19392-008 (1, lost); CSIRO CA 184 (1); NMNZ P.11630 (7). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:15.
  • Etymology: Named after Dr. Jennifer M. E. Anderson, a colleague of Hardy at the University of New South Wales. (Beolens, Watkins & Grayson, 2023)

References

Primary references

  • Hardy, G.S. 1983. Revision of Australian species of Torquigener Whitley (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), and two new generic names for Australian puffer fishes. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 13(1-2): 1–48. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1983.10415335 Open access Reference page.  [See page 39, Fig. 17.]
  • Hardy, G.S. 1990. Fish types in the National Museum of New Zealand. National Museum of New Zealand, Miscellaneous Series 21: 1–17. Reference page.  [See page 15.]
  • Beolens, B., Watkins, M. & Grayson, M. 2023. The Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited. 1,472 pp. ISBN 978-184995-498-3. Reference page. 


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