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Balistes
Linnaeus, 1758
Nematobalistes
Fraser-Brunner, 1935; (synonym)
Verrunculus
Jordan, 1924; (synonym)
Chalisoma
Swainson, 1839; (synonym)
Capriscus
Ræse, 1793; (synonym)
Capriscus
Klein, 1777; (not available, in synonym)
Capriscus
Rafinesque, 1810; (synonym)
Balistes albipunctatus
Balistes albipunctatus
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
Balistes albomarginatus
Balistes albomarginatus
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
?Balistes amboinensis
Gray, 1831
Balistes angulosus
Balistes angulosus
Hollard, 1854; (1 HOMONYM)
?Balistes angusticauda
Mitchill, 1818
?Balistes annularis
Rafinesque, 1810
?Balistes arcuatus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
?Balistes armatus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
?Balistes aureolus
Richardson, 1845
?Balistes auwawa
Walbaum, 1792
?Balistes barbatus
Walbaum, 1792
Balistes batillium
Balistes batillium
Nardo (ex Chiereghini), 1847; (unavailable, manuscript name)
Balistes batillium
Nardo (ex Chiereghini), 1847; (unavailable, no features)
?Balistes beeri
Bleeker, 1860
?Balistes bicolor
Shaw, 1804
?Balistes bipes
Gronow, 1854
?Balistes brasiliensis
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
?Balistes broccus
Mitchill, 1815
?Balistes calolepis
Hollard, 1853
?Balistes caper
Giorna, 1809
?Balistes capistratus
Shaw, 1804
Sufflamen capistratum
Jordan, 1916; (valid as)
Balistes carolinensis
Gmelin, 1789
Balistes capriscus
Gmelin, 1789; (synonym)
Balistes carolinensis
Gmelin, 1789; (synonym)
Balistes forcipatus
Gmelin, 1789; (synonym)
Balistes spilotopterygius
Walbaum, 1792; (synonym)
Capriscus capriscus
Ræse, 1793; (synonym)
Balistes buniva
Lacep¨de, 1803; (synonym)
Balistes caprinus
Valenciennes, 1839; (synonym)
Balistes fuliginosus
DeKay, 1842; (synonym)
Balistes capriscus
Gronow, 1854; (synonym)
Balistes carolinensis
Gronow, 1854; (synonym)
Balistes taeniopterus
Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Balistes powellii
Cope, 1870; (synonym)
Balistes moribundus
Cope, 1871; (synonym)
Nematobalistes forcipatus
Fraser-Brunner, 1935; (synonym)
?Balistes castaneus
Richardson, 1845
Balistes chinensis
Balistes sinensis
Gmelin, 1789; (synonym)
Balistes sinensis
Gmelin, 1789; (unjustified emendation)
?Balistes chrysospilos
Bleeker, 1853
Parabalistes chrysospilos
Bleeker, 1865; (valid as)
Balistes cirrhosus
Balistes cirrhosus
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
?Balistes communis
Bonnaterre, 1788
?Balistes echarpe
Anonymous, 1798
?Balistes erythropteron
Lesson, 1831
Balistes erythropterus
Swainson, 1838; (synonym)
?Balistes fasciatus
Shaw, 1804
?Balistes fuscatus
Rafinesque, 1814
?Balistes garnoti
Castelnau, 1873
Balistes griseus
Balistes griseus
Commerson, 1798; (opinion 89)
?Balistes gutturosus
Hollard, 1854
?Balistes hihpe
Richardson, 1845
?Balistes hispidulus
Gronow, 1854
?Balistes humilus
Herre, 1924
?Balistes jellaka
Cuvier, 1829
?Balistes kleinii
Gmelin, 1789
Balistes monoceros
var.
unicolor
Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (synonym)
Balistes monoceros
var.
unicolor
Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (unneeded replacement)
?Balistes lamouroux
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
?Balistes lima
Bennett, 1832
?Balistes linguatula
Gronow, 1854
?Balistes longirostris
Walbaum, 1792
?Balistes lunulatus
Risso, 1827
Balistes maculatus
B. m.
var.
immaculatus
Balistes maculatus
var.
immaculatus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (unavailable)
?Balistes mauritianus
Regan, 1903
?Balistes medinilla
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
?Balistes melanopleura
Bleeker, 1849
Balistes membranaceus
Balistes membranaceus
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
?Balistes meulenii
Walbaum, 1792
?Balistes mitis
Bennett, 1832
Balistes monoceros
?B. m. nigra
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Balistes mordax
Balistes mordax
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
?Balistes mylii
Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822
?Balistes nebulosus
Poey, 1860
Balistes niger
Balistes verrucosus
Gronow, 1854; (synonym)
Balistes tamaked
Montrouzier, 1857; (unavailable, in synonymy)
?Balistes nigra
Forster, 1771
Balistes nigricans
Balistes nigricans
Commerson, 1798; (opinion 89)
Balistes nigricans
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
Balistes nigropunctatus
Balistes nigro-punctatus
Osbeck, 1765; (misspelling)
Balistes nigropunctatus
Osbeck, 1765; (misspelling)
?Balistes nummiferus
Hermann, 1804
Balistes oire
Balistes oire
Bennett, 1840; (misspelling)
Balistes ori©
Bennett, 1840; (misspelling)
Balistes ornatissimus
Balistes ornatissimus
Swainson, 1838; (1 HOMONYM)
?Balistes papillosus
Linnaeus, 1758
?Balistes papuensis
Macleay, 1883
?Balistes pellion
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824-25
?Balistes pellucidus
Hermann, 1804
Balistes polylepis
Steindachner, 1876
Verrunculus polylepis
Jordan, 1924; (valid as)
?B. p. rubicundus
de Buen, 1959
?Balistes praslinensis
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
?Balistes praslinoides
Lesson, 1831
Balistes punctatus
Gmelin, 1789
Balistes guttatus
Walbaum, 1792; (synonym)
Balistes ciliaris
Bloch & Schneider, 1801; (synonym)
Balistes guttatus
Cuvier, 1816; (unavailable, no features)
Balistes radiata
Bowdich, 1825; (synonym)
Balistes punctatus
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
Balistes dichrostigma
Dum©ril (ex Guichenot), 1861; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Balistes dichrostigma
Dum©ril (ex Guichenot), 1861; (unavailable, no features)
Balistes liberiensis
Steindachner, 1867; (synonym)
Balistes quadrilineatus
Balistes quadrilineatus
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
?Balistes reticulatus
Hollard, 1854
Balistes ruficaudus
Balistes ruficaudus
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
?Balistes scabrosus
Richardson (ex Solander), 1846
?Balistes schmittii
Bleeker, 1852
?Balistes sesquilineatus
Lay & Bennett, 1839
?Balistes signatus
Shaw, 1804
?Balistes sonneratii
Shaw, 1804
?Balistes spinosissimus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Balistes spinosus
Balistes spinosus
Meuschen, 1778; (opinion 260)
?Balistes striatus
Gronow, 1854
?Balistes subarmatus
Gray, 1831
?Balistes talpa
Walbaum, 1792
?Balistes talpina
Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822-31
?Balistes theresae
Curtiss, 1938
Balistes trilineatus
Balistes trilineatus
Ehrenberg, 1829; (unavailable, no features)
?Balistes unicornu
Basilewsky, 1855
?Balistes unimaculatus
Shaw, 1804
Balistes vetula
Linnaeus, 1758
Balistes vetulus
Linnaeus, 1758; (valid as)
Chaetodon vetula
Forssk¥l, 1775; (unavailable)
Balistes bellus
Walbaum, 1792; (synonym)
Balistes equestris
Gronow, 1854; (synonym)
Balistes vetula trinitatis
Nichols & Murphy, 1914; (synonym)
Balistes villosus
Balistes villosus
Cuvier, 1816; (unavailable, no features)
?Balistes virescens
Shaw, 1804
?Balistes viridis
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
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Additional information sources:
The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by;
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Igor Sheremetyev
; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.