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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
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Published in:Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Morris, G.B. 1997, "Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB): an upgraded and expanded species coding system for Australian fisheries databases", 15 pp. + appendices
Synonym Source
Melichthys radula (Solander, 1848) synonym
Balistes niger Bloch, 1786 synonym
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Published in:Bloch, M.E. 1786, Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische, vol. 2, 160 pp. pls 145-180, J. Morino, Berlin p27, pl. 152, fig. 2
Common Name Source
Black Triggerfish preferred Australia Australia
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Ebony Triggerfish Australia Australia
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Name Source
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) accepted
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Identifier Source
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0c7d867c-beed-4237-b9b8-e53e3e8fe910 Taxon current
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37465081 CAAB Code current
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http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0c7d867c-beed-4237-b9b8-e53e3e8fe910 Taxon unknown
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https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0c7d867c-beed-4237-b9b8-e53e3e8fe910 Taxon Concept current
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urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:0c7d867c-beed-4237-b9b8-e53e3e8fe910 Taxon LSID unknown
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https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2cc1ba8a-6a43-4af6-bcfd-979d5dec1e46 Scientific Name current
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Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
informal
Gnathostomata
informal
Pisces
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
unranked
Euteleostei
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
TETRAODONTIFORMES
family
BALISTIDAE
genus
Melichthys
species
Melichthys niger
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