adspersus, Balistes Tschudi [J. J. von] 1846:31 [Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana; ref. 4469] Huacho, Peru. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Kottelat 1987:52 [ref. 25858]. •Synonym of Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Berry & Baldwin 1966:461 [ref. 20607], Moore 1967:695 [ref. 22820], Harmelin-Vivien & Quéro 1990:1058 [ref. 19527]). •See Grove & Lavenberg 1997:630 [ref. 24023]. •Synonym of Canthidermis maculata (Bloch 1786) -- (Parenti 2021:654 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Canthidermis maculata (Bloch 1786). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.