Ephippion Bibron [G.] in Duméril 1855:281 Neut. Ephippion maculatum Bibron 1855 (= Tetrodon guttifer Bennett 1831). Treated as latinized when appeared as above. E. maculatum Bibron apparently never published in an available way; technical addition of T. guttifer not researched. Hemiconiatus Günther 1870 is an unneeded replacement. See Kottelat 2001:614 [ref. 25859]. •Valid as Ephippion Bibron 1855 -- (Tortonese 1973:645 [ref. 7192], Shipp 1974:116 [ref. 7147], Tyler 1980:341 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:207 [ref. 14249], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:1342 [ref. 13677], Matsuura 2014:20 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Valid as Ephippion Bibron 1855. Tetraodontidae.