Xenobalistes tumidipectoris

Xenobalistes tumidipectoris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Balistidae
Genus:	Xenobalistes
Species:	X. tumidipectoris
Binomial name
	Xenobalistes tumidipectoris; Matsuura, 1981

Last updated November 25, 2025

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.

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[F-1] 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.

[2] 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.

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