ocellicincta, Canthigaster Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1977:485, Fig. 3B [Records of the Australian Museum v. 30 (no. 17); ref. 6714] Off Tanavulu Point near entrance to Sandfly Passage, Florida Island, Solomon Islands, depth 20-30 meters. Holotype: BPBM 15933. Paratypes: AMS I.17500-001 (1), BPBM 18378 (2), MNHN 1975-0002 (1), USNM 211299 (1), WAM P.25283-004 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:45 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:53 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Canthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall 1977 -- (Randall et al. 1990:477 [ref. 15987], Matsuura & Yoshino 1992:179 [ref. 20431], Allen 1997:246 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:477 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:290 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:1418 [ref. 25182], Kuiter 1997:420 [ref. 25488] as ocellicauda, Matsuura 2001:3956 [ref. 26317], Moura & Castro 2002:45 [ref. 25970], Randall et al. 2002:164 [ref. 26192], Nakabo 2002:1418 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:65 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:32 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:650 [ref. 28239], Hoese et al. 2006:1918 [ref. 29099], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1094 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33932], Matsuura et al. 2020:86 [ref. 37714]). Current status: Valid as Canthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall 1977. Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, to Solomon Islands, south to Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji. Habitat: marine.
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