plagiocellatus, Takifugu Li [C.-S.] in Su & Li 2002:250, 447, Fig. 115 [Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Tetraodontiformes, Pegasiformes, Gobiesociformes, Lophioformes. i-xii +1-495; ref. 28836] Coast of Xincun, Hainan Province, China. Holotype: IOCAS H92 (445 mm SL). Paratypes: IOCAS H92 (3), English summary on pp. 447-448. •Synonym of Gastrophysus guttulatus (Richardson 1845) -- (Endruweit 2024:118 [ref. 41040]). •Valid as Takifugu plagiocellatus Li 2002. Current status: Valid as Takifugu plagiocellatus Li 2002. Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: coast of Hainan Island, South China Sea. Habitat: marine.