punctata, Thalassophryne Steindachner [F.] 1876:169 [121] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Porto Seguro, Brazil. Lectotype: MCZ 4632. Paralectotypes: MCZ 12725 (1) Porto Seguro; ?NMW 22808 (1), ?75380 (1) Bahia. On p. 121 of separate. Lectotype selected by Collette 1966:858 [ref. 14192]. •Valid as Thalassophryne punctata Steindachner 1876 -- (Collette 1966:857 [ref. 14192], Menezes & de Figueiredo 1998:349 [ref. 23682], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:63 [ref. 27192], Greenfield et al. 2008:675 [ref. 30046], Caires in Marceniuk et al. 2021:211 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:83 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Thalassophryne punctata Steindachner 1876. Batrachoididae: Thalassophryninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Central America south to Bahia (Brazil). Habitat: marine.