Abalistes Explained

Abalistes is a small genus of triggerfishes that found in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic. It contains three known species.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Abalistes filamentosus Matsuura & Yoshino, 2004 ^[2]
• Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
• Abalistes stellatus Anonymous, referred to Lacépède, 1798

Notes and References

1. Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. 2014. Matsuura. Keiichi. Ichthyological Research. 62. 1. 72–113. 254172132. 10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. free.
2. Matsuura, K. & Yoshino, T. (2004): A new triggerfish of the genus Abalistes (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae) from the western Pacific. Records of the Australian Museum, 56 (2): 189–194. http://australianmuseum.net.au/uploads/journals/18005/1431_complete.pdf