maculosa, Thalassophryne Günther [A.] 1861:175 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1847.5.14.35. •Valid as Thalassophryne maculosa Günther 1861 -- (Cervigón 1991:183 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:268 [ref. 23827], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Collette 2003:1036 [ref. 26981], Collette & Greenfield 2009:79 [ref. 30262], Ibagón E. et al. 2011:48 [ref. 31492], Fricke et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35805], Caires in Marceniuk et al. 2021:209 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:83 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Thalassophryne maculosa Günther 1861. Batrachoididae: Thalassophryninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Colombia to northeastern Brazil. Habitat: marine.