Xenobalistes tumidipectoris
| Xenobalistes tumidipectoris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Balistidae |
| Genus: | Xenobalistes |
| Species: | X. tumidipectoris
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenobalistes tumidipectoris Matsuura, 1981
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Xenobalistes tumidipectoris is a species of triggerfish found in the western central Pacific Ocean.[1]
Taxonomy
The holotype of the monotypic genus Xenobalistes was a half digested specimen found inside a tuna. It was probably a juvenile. Phylogenetics have found that Xenobalistes is nested within the genus Xanthichthys.[2]
References
- ^ Matsuura, Keiichi (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: A review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research. 62: 72–113. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. S2CID 15223867.
- ^ Santini, Francesco; Sorenson, Laurie; Alfaro, Michael E. (2013-10-01). "A new multi-locus timescale reveals the evolutionary basis of diversity patterns in triggerfishes and filefishes (Balistidae, Monacanthidae; Tetraodontiformes)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 69 (1): 165–176. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.05.015. ISSN 1055-7903.