Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Robert K. Whitton Sunday, July 31, 2016 Cenderawasih Bay [Papua Barat Province]
Robert K. Whitton Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Shark Reef [Fiji]
Robert K. Whitton Sunday, July 31, 2016 Cenderawasih Bay [Papua Barat Province]
Bloch & Schneider 1801 described nigropunctatus on page 507 in their 1801 book, "Systema ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo", originally placing the species in the genus Tetrodon Linnaeus, 1758.
Other Authors using this species concept:
- Page 507 In Bloch, Marcus E. & J. G. Schneider. 1801 Book Systema ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo i-lx, 1-584, pls. 1-110 as Tetrodon nigropunctatus
- In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Arothron nigropunctatus
- In Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1870 Book Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Volume 8. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, Ganoidei, Chondropterygii, Cyclostomata, Leptocardii, in the collection of the British Museum i-xxv, 1-549 as Tetrodon nigropunctatus
- Page 289,190E,F,G,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 Arothron nigropunctatus
- Page 23 In Pietschmann, V. 1930 Journal Article Remarks on Pacific fishes 1-24, pls. 1-4 as Tetrodon nigropunctatus
- Page 1 In Allen, Gerald R. 2005 Report Reef Fishes of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Final Report prepared for the Pohnpei Rapid Ecological Assessment. Conservation Society of Pohnpei. Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. 19 as Arothron nigropunctatus
- Page 65 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 Arothron nigropunctatus
- Page 496 In Fowler, Henry W. 1900 Journal Article Observations on fishes from the Caroline Islands 482-496, Pl. 17-18 as Arathron nigropunctatus
- Page 139 In Brunnschweiler, Juerg M. & John L. Earle. 2006 Journal Article A contribution to marine life conservation efforts in the South Pacific: The Shark Reef Marine Reserve, Fiji 133-139 as Arothron nigropunctatus
Taxonomy
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Associated Organisms |
| Taxa | Identified As | Location | Evidence Type | Event Date | Observers/Collectors | Determiners | Min Depth | Max Depth |
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| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Similan Islands | Video Recording | 11/03/2001 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 0m | 0m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Tubbataha Reef | Video Recording | 04/06/2004 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Tubbataha Reef | Video Recording | 04/07/2004 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Tubbataha Reef | Video Recording | 04/08/2004 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Yap Island | Video Recording | 02/09/2000 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Saipan | Video Recording | 02/21/2000 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 14m | 14m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Malayan Wreck | Video Recording | 06/04/2004 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Tubbataha Reef | Video Recording | 06/04/2004 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Paris Point Shallows | Video Recording | 06/19/2005 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 8m | 8m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Paris Point Shallows | Video Recording | 06/19/2005 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 8m | 8m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Lone Star Wreck | Video Recording | 06/19/2005 | John L. Earle | Robert K. Whitton | 6m | 6m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Satonda | Video Recording | 04/12/2006 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 6m | 6m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Gili Lawah Laut | Video Recording | 04/20/2006 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 15m | 15m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Sangeang | Video Recording | 04/23/2006 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 8m | 8m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | La Mer | Video Recording | 11/27/2006 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 0m | 0m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Shark Reef | Video Recording | 01/30/2008 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 5m | 5m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Shark Reef | Video Recording | 02/03/2008 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 6m | 6m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Shark Reef | Video Recording | 02/12/2009 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 32m | 32m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Shark Reef | Video Recording | 03/07/2010 | Robert K. Whitton | John L. Earle | 29m | 29m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Shark Reef | Video Recording | 03/03/2010 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 18m | 18m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Anilao | Video Recording | 03/24/2009 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 6m | 6m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | London | Video Recording | 06/06/2007 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 27m | 27m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Espiritu Santo (Santo) Island | Video Recording | 10/20/2006 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 8m | 8m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Rinca | Video Recording | 04/15/2006 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 15m | 15m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Sablana Islands | Video Recording | 10/22/2005 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 12m | 12m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Banda Neira | Video Recording | 10/13/2005 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 12m | 12m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Parang Island | Video Recording | 10/11/2005 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 15m | 15m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Shark Reef | Observation | 03/15/2010 | Robert K. Whitton | John L. Earle | 1m | 3m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Avarua | Video Recording | 06/26/2012 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 13m | 13m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Green Beach | Observation | 07/14/2013 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | South Beach | Observation | 07/15/2013 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Chulu Beach | Observation | 07/19/2013 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | LamLam Beach | Observation | 07/22/2013 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Masalok Beach | Observation | 07/23/2013 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Senyavin (Ponape) Islands | Observation | 03/19/1998 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Southwest corner of barrier reef | Observation | 07/06/2014 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 10m | 10m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Tetrodon nigropunctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Guam Island | Reference | 12/31/1930 | Pietschmann 1930 Page(s) 23 | Remarks on Pacific fishes Bulletin of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum(73): 1-24, pls. 1-4. | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Senyavin (Ponape) Islands | Reference | 12/31/2005 | Allen 2005 Page(s) 1 | Reef Fishes of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Final Report prepared for the Pohnpei Rapid Ecological Assessment. Conservation Society of Pohnpei. Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. 19. | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-shoto) | Reference | 12/31/1997 | Randall, Ida, Kato, Pyle & Earle 1997 Page(s) 65 | 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 |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arathron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Caroline (Millennium) (Thornton) Island | Reference | 12/31/1900 | Fowler 1900 Page(s) 496 | Observations on fishes from the Caroline Islands Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 51: 482-496. | m | m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Moalboal | Video Recording | 01/31/2016 | John L. Earle | John L. Earle | 10m | 10m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Outer Mooring | Video Recording | 06/29/2014 | Richard Coleman | 27m | 27m | |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Deep Cave off W end | Video Recording | 07/12/2014 | Richard Coleman | 47m | 47m | |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Cenderawasih Bay | Video Recording | 07/31/2016 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 10m | 10m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Cenderawasih Bay | Video Recording | 07/31/2016 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 10m | 10m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Shark Reef | Observation | 05/04/2022 | Robert K. Whitton | John L. Earle | 3m | 3m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus | Combe Reef | Observation | 05/08/2022 | Richard L. Pyle | Richard L. Pyle | 9m | 20m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Shark Reef | Still Image | 05/12/2022 | Robert K. Whitton | Brian Greene | 15m | 15m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Shark Reef | Still Image | 05/12/2022 | Robert K. Whitton | Brian Greene | 15m | 15m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Shark Reef | Still Image | 05/10/2022 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 10m | 10m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Kirby's Rock | Still Image | 02/12/2026 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 18m | 18m |
| Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Kirby's Rock | Still Image | 02/12/2026 | Robert K. Whitton | Robert K. Whitton | 18m | 18m |
Names linked to the original usageArathron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Species
Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Species
Tetrodon nigropunctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Species
