dubius, Spheroides von Bonde [C.] 1923:40, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 3 (art. 1); ref. 521] KwaZulu-Natal coast, 29°25'22"S, 31°24'E, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 179, depth 27 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 803. Type information: Winterbottom 1974:8 [ref. 19544]. Original genus should have been Sphoeroides. •Synonym of Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel 1848) -- (Smith & Heemstra 1986:902 [ref. 5714], Mendiola 2005:6 [ref. 28208]). Current status: Synonym of Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel 1848). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: marine.