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Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804

John L. Earle Friday, July 22, 2016 Tulamben []

John L. Earle Thursday, April 13, 2006 Sangeang Island []

Robert K. Whitton Sunday, March 15, 2026 Sombrero (Bonete) Island []
Shaw & Lacépède in Shaw 1804 described liturosus on page 436 in their 1804 book, "General zoology or systematic natural history ...", originally placing the species in the genus Diodon Linnaeus, 1758.

Other Authors using this species concept:

• In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Diodon liturosus
• Page 436 In Shaw, George. 1804 Book General zoology or systematic natural history ... i-v, 1-25, i-vi, 251-463, Pl. 93-132, 43+, 65+, 6+, 74+, 132-182, 158+ as Diodon liturosus
• Page 291,1921,304 In Myers, Robert F. 1999 Book Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192 as Diodon liturosus
• Page 66 In Randall, John E., Hitoshi Ida, Kenji Kato, Richard L. Pyle & John L. Earle. 1997 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands 1-74, pls. 1-19 (color) as Diodon liturosus

Taxonomy Kingdom Animalia  Superphylum Deuterostomia   Phylum Chordata    Subphylum Craniata     Superclass Gnathostomata      Class Actinopterygii       Order Tetraodontiformes        Suborder Tetraodontoidei         Superfamily Tetraodontoidea          Family Diodontidae           Genus Diodon            Species liturosus

Locations

Evidence 12 VideoRecordings 1 StillImage 1 Observation 4 References 5-22m

Associated Organisms

Taxa	Identified As	Location	Evidence Type	Event Date	Observers/Collectors	Determiners	Min Depth	Max Depth
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Tubbataha Reef	Video Recording	04/08/2004	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	m	m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Anilao	Video Recording	06/10/2004	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	m	m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Anilao	Video Recording	06/10/2004	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	m	m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Basura	Video Recording	01/28/2010	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	5m	5m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Shark Reef	Video Recording	02/23/2010	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	15m	15m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Shark Reef	Video Recording	02/23/2010	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	15m	15m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Shark Reef	Video Recording	02/23/2010	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	15m	15m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Sangeang Island	Video Recording	04/12/2006	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	6m	6m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Shark Reef	Observation	03/15/2010	Robert K. Whitton	John L. Earle	5m	5m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Society Islands	Reference	12/31/1985	Page(s)		m	m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Society Islands	Reference	12/31/2005	Page(s)		m	m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Society Islands	Reference	12/31/2007	Page(s)		m	m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-shoto)	Reference	12/31/1997	Randall, Ida, Kato, Pyle & Earle 1997 Page(s) 66	Annotated checklist of the inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands National Science Museum Tokyo, National Science Museum Monographs(11): 1-74, pls. 1-19 (color).	m	m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Cenderawasih Bay	Video Recording	08/02/2016	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	10m	10m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Tulamben	Video Recording	07/20/2016	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	8m	8m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus	Tulamben	Video Recording	07/22/2016	John L. Earle	John L. Earle	22m	22m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Mios Num Island	Video Recording	07/28/2016	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	9m	9m
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804	Sombrero (Bonete) Island	Still Image	02/12/2026	Robert K. Whitton	Robert K. Whitton	18m	18m

Names linked to the original usage
Diodon liturosus Shaw in Shaw, 1804 Species
Diodon maculatus Duméril, 1855 Species
Diodon bleekeri Günther 1910 Species