Stenometopus Troschel [F. H.] (ex Bibron) 1856:88 Masc. Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first as "Sténométope" Bibron in Duméril 1855:278 [ref. 297]; latinized by Troschel as above; also by Hollard 1857:319 [ref. 2186]. First technical addition of species not researched. Type as given by Jordan 1919:263 [ref. 2410]. Kottelat 2001:611 [ref. 25859] regards Stenometope Duméril as available. •Synonym of Spheroides Duméril 1806 -- (Fraser-Brunner 1943:10 [ref. 1495]). •Synonym of Sphoeroides Anonymous [Lacepède] 1798. Current status: Synonym of Sphoeroides Anonymous [Lacepède] 1798. Tetraodontidae.