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Torquigener Whitley, 1930

Richard L. Pyle Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Pioneer Bank []

Richard L. Pyle Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Pioneer Bank []

Josh Copus Thursday, September 24, 2015 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands []
Whitley 1930 described Torquigener on page 31 in the 1930 journal article, "Ichthyological miscellanea", originally placing the genus in the Tetraodontidae.

Other Authors using this species concept:

• In Whitley, Gilbert P. 1955 Journal Article Taxonomic notes on fishes 44-57 as Torquigener
• In Hardy, Graham S. 1983 Journal Article The status of Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker) (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) and some related species, including a new species from Hawaii 65-74 as Torquigener
• In Eschmeyer, William N. 1998 Edited Volume Volume 3 1821-2905 as Tetraodontidae Torquigener
• In Hardy, Graham S. & John E. Randall. 1983 Journal Article Description of a new species of pufferfish (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from the Red Sea and adjacent waters 13-20 as Torquigener
• In Hardy, Graham S. 1983 Journal Article Revision of Australian species of Torquigener Whitley (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), and two new generic names for Australian puffer fishes 1-48 as Torquigener
• In Hardy, Graham S. 1984 Journal Article Redescription of the pufferfish Torquigener brevipinnis (Regan) (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae), with description of a new species of Torquigener from Indonesia 127-133 as Torquigener
• In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Tetraodontidae Torquigener
• In Randall, John E. 2007 Book Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands i-xiv,1-546 as Tetraodontinae Torquigener
• In Mundy, Bruce C. 2005 Book Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago 1-704 as Tetraodontidae Torquigener
• Page 31 In Whitley, Gilbert P. 1930 Journal Article Ichthyological miscellanea 8-31, Pl. 1 as Tetraodontidae Torquigener
• In Hardy, Graham S. 1989 Journal Article Description of a new species of Torquigener Whitley (Pisces: Tetraodontidae) from South Africa, with a key to the genus 119-123 as Torquigener
• In Kosaki, Randall K., Robert K. Whitton, Richard L. Pyle & John L. Earle. In Prep. Manuscript Annotated Checklist of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as Tetraodontidae Torquigener
• Page 168 In Francis, Malcom P. 1993 Journal Article Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Island, southwest Pacific Ocean 136-170 as Tetraodontidae Torquigener
• Page 226 In Hoover, John P. 2008 Book The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes: Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals 388 as Tetraodontidae Torquigener
• Page 48 In Uchida, R. N. & J. H. Uchiyama. 1986 Edited Volume Fishery atlas of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 1-142 as Tetraodontidae Torquigener
• In Matsuura, Keiichi. 2014 Journal Article A new pufferfish of the genus Torquigener that builds “mystery circles” on sandy bottoms in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Actinopterygii: Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) as Torquigener
• In Matsuura, Keiichi. 2024 Journal Article A New Pufferfish, Torquigener heemstrai from South Africa (Acanthopterygii, Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontidae) 81-85 as Torquigener

Taxonomy Kingdom Animalia  Superphylum Deuterostomia   Phylum Chordata    Subphylum Craniata     Superclass Gnathostomata      Class Actinopterygii       Order Tetraodontiformes        Suborder Tetraodontoidei         Superfamily Tetraodontoidea          Family Tetraodontidae           Genus Torquigener

Locations

Evidence 2 VideoRecordings 7 StillImages 1 Observation 8 Specimens 80-85m

Associated Organisms

Taxa	Identified As	Location	Evidence Type	Event Date	Observers/Collectors	Determiners	Min Depth	Max Depth
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Pioneer Bank	Video Recording	09/23/2015	Richard L. Pyle	Richard L. Pyle	81m	81.5m
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Pioneer Bank	Video Recording	09/23/2015	Richard L. Pyle	Richard L. Pyle	80m	81m
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Pioneer Bank	Observation	09/23/2015	Robert K. Whitton	Richard L. Pyle	80m	85m
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Josh Copus	Richard L. Pyle	m	m
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Josh Copus	Richard L. Pyle	m	m
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Josh Copus	Richard L. Pyle	m	m
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Josh Copus	Richard L. Pyle	m	m
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Josh Copus	Richard L. Pyle	m	m
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Josh Copus	Richard L. Pyle	m	m
Torquigener Whitley, 1930	Torquigener	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Still Image	09/30/2015	Josh Copus	Richard L. Pyle	m	m

Names linked to the original usage
Torquigener Whitley, 1930 Genus