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Species in the genus Chilomycterus: [ 31 ] records

affinis, Chilomycterus Günther [A.] 1870:314 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Unknown locality. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1978.4.4.2 (stuffed). •Valid as Chilomycterus affinis Günther 1870 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:299 [ref. 9277], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:366 [ref. 6441], Lea & Vojkovich 1985:46 [ref. 23202], Pequeño 1989:78 [ref. 14125], Long 1994:386 [ref. 22827], Lindberg et al. 1997:175 [ref. 23547], Choi et al. 2003:461, 702 [ref. 26218]). •Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 1986:903 [ref. 5686] as genus monotypic, Randall et al. 1990:478 [ref. 15987], Allen & Robertson 1994:302 [ref. 22193], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:656 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:145 [ref. 24555], Randall 2005:652 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:537 [ref. 28379], Leis 2006:80-81 [ref. 28932], Randall 2007:498 [ref. 30952], Leis 2022:475 [ref. 40307]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

antennatus, Diodon Cuvier [G.] 1816:185, Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Unknown locality. Holotype (?): MNHN B-1320. Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:477 [ref. 21440], Leis & Bauchot 1984:87 [ref. 12539]. Also described as new in Cuvier 1818:131, Pl. 7 (=Diodons Pl. 2) [ref. 18059]. •Valid as Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier 1816) -- (Leis & Bauchot 1984:87 [ref. 12539], Robins & Ray 1986:309 [ref. 23100], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:171 [ref. 27754], Leis 2003:2011 [ref. 27121], Smith et al. 2003:71 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:185 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:932 [ref. 28815], Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932], Page et al. 2013:191 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:88 [ref. 33341], Leis in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3077 [ref. 34618], Carvalho-Filho 2023:286 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier 1816). Diodontidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Bahia (Brazil). Possibly eastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

antillarum, Chilomycterus Jordan [D. S.] & Rutter [C. L.] 1897:131 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 10644] Kingston, Jamaica. Holotype: CAS-SU 5056. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8283 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:145 [ref. 12291]. Diodon geometricus Bloch & Schneider 1801 is a senior synonym, but Leis 2003:2011 [ref. 27121] suggests maintaining current usage as Chilomycterus antillarum. •Valid as Cyclichthys antillarum (Jordan & Rutter 1897) -- (Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:111 [ref. 27192]). •Valid as Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter 1897 -- (Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:479 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:309 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:184 [ref. 23239], Andreata & Séret 1996:590 [ref. 16204], Cervigón 1996:82 [ref. 24489], Aguilera 1998:54 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:356 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:171 [ref. 27754], Camargo & Isaac 2001:146 [ref. 27639], Leis 2003:2011 [ref. 27121], Smith et al. 2003:71 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:185 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:933 [ref. 28815], Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932], Page et al. 2013:191 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:88 [ref. 33341], Marceniuk et al. 2017:42 [ref. 35324], Robertson et al. 2020:153 [ref. 38098], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:720 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:286 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter 1897. Diodontidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (U.S.A.) south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

areolatus, Holocanthus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:27 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. No types known. •Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) -- (Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

atringa, Diodon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:334 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India [in error]. No types known. Spelled atinga by some early authors. •Valid as Chilomycterus atringa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Tortonese 1973:648 [ref. 7192], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:1346 [ref. 13677], Robins & Ray 1986:309 [ref. 23100] as atinga, Santos et al. 1997:131 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:123 [ref. 24952], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:357 [ref. 25013] as atinga, Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:110 [ref. 27192] as atinga and author as Bloch 1785, Nelson et al. 2004:185 [ref. 27807]). •Unidentifiable, should not be treated as valid -- (Leis 2006:80-81 [ref. 28932] for discussion -- use reticulatus). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

briareos, Chilomycterus Metzelaar [J.] 1919:173, Fig. 55 [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] St. Eustatius, Lesser Antilles. Holotype (unique): ZMA 102164. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:110 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier 1816) -- (J. Leis, pers. comm. 2/2/06). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier 1816). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

californiensis, Chilomycterus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1891:1133 [American Naturalist v. 25 (no. 300); ref. 18744] San Pedro, southern California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 43860. See Leis 2006:81 [ref. 28932] for comments on the holotype. •Synonym of Chilomycterus affinis Günther 1870 -- (Lea & Vojkovich 1985:46 [ref. 23202] but with USNM 43860 as type [it is the basis of the 1893 redescription]). •Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 2006:80-81 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

coeruleus, Cyanichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1855:231 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 21 (pt. 1); ref. 2571] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1983.7.26.4. Current status: Uncertain as Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

cornutus, Cyclichthys Kaup [J. J.] 1855 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 21 (pt. 1); ref. 2571] Unknown locality. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1849.1.15.36 (dry, varnished). •Synonym of Chilomycterus spinosus subspecies spinosus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 2006:83 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

digitalis, Lyosphaera Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1927:81, Fig. 34 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 635] West Indies or western North Atlantic (no other data). Holotype (unique): YPM 337. Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:10 [ref. 16741]. •Synonym of Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier 1816) -- (J. Leis, pers. comm. 2/2/06). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier 1816). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

echinatus, Diodon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:335 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 2006:80-81 [ref. 28932], Leis 2022:475 [ref. 40307]). Current status: Uncertain as Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

fuliginosus, Diodon DeKay [J. E.] 1842:324, Pl. 55 (fig. 181) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] New York harbor, New York, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) -- (Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

galapagosensis, Chilomycterus Klausewitz [W.] 1958:82, Fig. 7 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 39 (nos 1/2); ref. 12080] San Cristóbal Island [Chatham Island], Wreck-Bay, Galápagos Islands. Holotype (unique): SMF 4160. •Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 2006:80-81 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

geometricus, Diodon Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:513, Pl. 96 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] America [coast of Brazil]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 4125 (lost). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:76 [ref. 24282]. See account of Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter 1897. •Valid as Chilomycterus geometricus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Herrera 1896:75 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Chilomycterus geometricus; probably a senior synonym of Chilmomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter 1897 -- (Paepke 1999:76 [ref. 24282]). •Synonym of Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter 1897 based on prevailing usage -- (Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter 1897. Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Diodon geometricus var. Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:513 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New York, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:461 [ref. 22186] as schoepfi, Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

lissogenys, Chilomycterus Günther [A.] 1910:476, Pl. 179 [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 6 (no. 17); ref. 14460] Hawaiian Islands. No types known. Based on Garrett drawing and notes; literature sources questionably included (therefore underlying specimensof literaure sources are not types). •Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 2006:80-81 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

maculatostriatus, Diodon Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:470, Pl. 6 (fig. 3) [Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814); ref. 13292] New York, U.S.A. No types known. Appeared as maculato striatus, apparently intended as a species with a compound name. •Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:461 [ref. 22186] as schoepfi). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

mauretanicus, Atinga atinga Le Danois [Y.] 1954:2354 [Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences v. 238 (no. 24); ref. 6451] Mauritania. Syntypes: MNHN 1956-0066 (3), 1966-0705 (1). Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:477-478 [ref. 21440], Leis & Bauchot 1984:86 [ref. 12539]. •Synonym of Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies mauretanicus (Le Danois 1954) as described -- (Duron & Quéro 1990:1075 [ref. 19530], Afonso et al. 1999:87 [ref. 25466] with question, Leis 2003:2012 [ref. 27121], Leis 2006:83 [ref. 28932], Wirtz et al. 2013:137 [ref. 32972], Leis in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3078 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:223 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:306 [ref. 39448]). •Valid as Chilomycterus mauretanicus (Le Danois 1954) -- (Carvalho-Filho 2023:286 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Chilomycterus mauretanicus (Le Danois 1954). Diodontidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola, straying to South Africa. Habitat: marine.

meulenii, Diodon Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:602 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. •Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) -- (Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932]) Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

nigrolineatus, Diodon Ayres [W. O.] 1842:68 [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 1 (1841-1844); ref. 15926] Brookhaven, Long Island, New York, U.S.A. No types known. Originally as nigro-lineatus. •Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) -- (Smith 1986:461 [ref. 22186] as schoepfi, Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

orbe, Diodon Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1798:Pl. 24 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 1; ref. 2708] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No types known. Type catalog: Leis & Bauchot 1984:93 [ref. 12539]. Appeared as Le Diodon orbe. •Synonym of Chilomycterus spinosus subspecies spinosus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 2006:83 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

orbitosus, Chilomycterus Poey [F.] 1875:69 [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 11 (nos 3-4) (art. 6); ref. 18564] Cuba. No types known. •Species of "Atlantic Chilomycterus" with description best fitting Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter 1897 -- (Leis 2006:85 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter 1897. Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

pentodon, Chilomycterus Atkinson [G. F.] in Bryant 1888:18 [Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society v. 5 (pt 1); ref. 13034] Beaufort, North Carolina, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): not researched. Described in footnote; evidently G. F. Atkinson alone authored the description. •Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) -- (Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

quadradicatus, Euchilomycterus Waite [E. R.] 1900:208 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 4558] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): AMS I.4338 (poor condition). •Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Duron & Quéro 1990:1075 [ref. 19530], Leis 2006:80-81 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

reticulatus, Diodon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:334 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India (erroneous, is Brazil). No types known. Based on the 'Ostracion subrotundus, aculeis undique brevibus triquetris raris' of Artedi 1738:59 [ref. 30578] and Artedi 1738:86 [ref. 30349], which was based on the 'Orbis spinosus' of Clusius 1605:138, fig. [ref. 38022], and the 'Gvamaiacv atinga' of Markgraf von Liebstad 1648:165, fig. [ref. 30347], Willughby 1686:145 [ref. 30164] and Ray 1713:42 [ref. 30231]. •Synonym of Chilomycterus atringa (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Tortonese 1973:648 [ref. 7192], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:357 [ref. 25013]). •Valid as Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 1986:904 [ref. 5686], Edwards & Glass 1987:670 [ref. 9166], Allen & Swainston 1988:156 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:478 [ref. 15987], Duron & Quéro 1990:1075 [ref. 19530], Allen & Robertson 1994:302 [ref. 22193], Allen 1997:248 [ref. 23977], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:123 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:655 [ref. 24023], Randall et al. 1997:478 [ref. 25919], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:145 [ref. 24555], Myers 1999:291 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:612 [ref. 24106], Afonso et al. 1999:81 [ref. 25466], Johnson 1999:755 [ref. 25471], Leis in Randall & Lim 2000:649 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1433 [ref. 25182], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:127 [ref. 25206], Sielfeld K. & Vargas F. 2000:36 [ref. 37222], Thomson et al. 2000:280 [ref. 25640], Richards & Engle 2001:181 [ref. 25759], Leis 2001:3962 [ref. 26318], Medina M. et al. 2001:215 [ref. 26148], Nakabo 2002:1433 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:65 [ref. 26830] dating to 1775, Leis 2003:2012 [ref. 27121], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S124 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:651 [ref. 27495], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:110 [ref. 27192], Randall et al. 2004:32 [ref. 27624], Nelson et al. 2004:185 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:181 [ref. 37547], Randall 2005:652 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:537 [ref. 28379], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:934 [ref. 28815], Leis 2006:80 [ref. 28932], Bray et al. 2006:1931 [ref. 29091], Wirtz et al. 2007:43 [ref. 30263], Randall 2007:498 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:123 [ref. 30213], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:195 [ref. 30957], Motomura et al. 2010:239 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1097 [ref. 31980], Page et al. 2013:191 [ref. 32708], Wirtz et al. 2013:137 [ref. 32972], Wirtz et al. 2014:12 [ref. 33516], Leis 2015:1743 [ref. 34323], Pinheiro et al. 2015:36 [ref. 34324], Motomura et al. 2015:31 [ref. 34709], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:151 [ref. 34871], Leis in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3077 [ref. 34618], Fourriére et al. 2016:451 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:612 [ref. 34923], Kells et al. 2016:340 [ref. 35888], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2018:S8 [ref. 36248], Brown et al. 2019:184 [ref. 36444], Carneiro et al. 2019:222 [ref. 37250], Espino et al. 2019:5 [ref. 37134], Reiner 2019:310 [ref. 38139], Psomadakis et al. 2020:625 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:135 [ref. 37637], Walker et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37499], Castro et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38840], Kaleshkumar et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38263], Kovačić et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39014], Love et al. 2021:226 [ref. 39279], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:721 [ref. 38945], Fermon et al. 2022:306 [ref. 39448], Leis 2022:475 [ref. 40307], Sandra et al. 2022:[8] [ref. 39181], Carvalho-Filho 2023:287 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in warm temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico; Caribbean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; East China Sea; Sea of Japan; Gulf of California/Mexico). Habitat: marine.

rivulatus, Diodon Cuvier [G.] 1818:129, Pl. 6 (Diodons Pl. 1) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4; ref. 18059] No locality [New York, U.S.A.]. Syntypes: MNHN A-8381 (1, dry). Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:477 [ref. 21440] with a holotype, Leis & Bauchot 1984:90-91 [ref. 12539]. Based on a specimen and literature sources. •Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) -- (Leis & Bauchot 1984:90 [ref. 12539] as schoepfi, Smith 1986:461 [ref. 22186] as schoepfi, Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

schoepfii, Diodon Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:601 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated [New York, U.S.A.]. No types known. Based on 'Diodon ?atringa' (non Linnaeus 1758) in Schöpf 1788:192 [ref. 18700]. •Valid as Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) [sometimes as schoepfi] -- (Smith 1986:460 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:309 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:569 [ref. 25518] as schoepfi, McAllister 1990:227 [ref. 14674], Boschung 1992:184 [ref. 23239], Murdy et al. 1997:266 [ref. 23144], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:519 [ref. 24550] as schoepfi, Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:357 [ref. 25013], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:601 [ref. 26158] as schoepfi, Leis 2003:2012 [ref. 27121], Smith et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:185 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:935 [ref. 28815], Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932], García-Hernández et al. 2009:94 [ref. 37265] as schoepfi, Page et al. 2013:191 [ref. 32708], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:346 [ref. 36407], Carneiro et al. 2019:223 [ref. 37250], Ribeiro et al. 2019:9 [ref. 36717], Robertson et al. 2020:153 [ref. 38098]). Current status: Valid as Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

spinosus, Diodon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:335 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] India. No types known. •Valid as Cyclichthys spinosus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:111 [ref. 27192]). •Valid as Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies spinosus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 2003:2012 [ref. 27121], Leis 2006:83 [ref. 28932], Fabiano et al. 2014:9 [ref. 33530], Leis in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3077 [ref. 34618], Nión et al. 2016:56 [ref. 35565], Ribeiro et al. 2019:9 [ref. 36717], Carneiro et al. 2019:223 [ref. 37250]). •Valid as Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Andreata & Séret 1996:590 [ref. 16204], Camargo & Isaac 2001:146 [ref. 27639], Di Dario et al. 2013:264 [ref. 37503], Catelani et al. 2014:933 [ref. 37496] as Chilomycteruss pinosus, Costa et al. 2015:1061 [ref. 37495], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:192 [ref. 37485], Pinheiro et al. 2015:36 [ref. 34324], Marceniuk et al. 2017:42 [ref. 35324], Spier et al. 2018:19 [ref. 36103], Rotundo et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:722 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:286 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Georgia (U.S.A.); southern Caribbean Sea south to Argentina. Habitat: marine.

tigrinus, Diodon Cuvier [G.] 1818:127, Pl. 6 (Diodons Pl. 1) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4; ref. 18059] Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-2164 (1, poor condition), ?A-8382 (1, dry, poor condition). Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:474 [ref. 21440], Leis & Bauchot 1984:92 [ref. 12539]. Based on a specimen and literature sources. •Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 1986:904 [ref. 5686], Leis 2006:80 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

torosus, Tetrodon Larrañaga [D. A.] 1923:390 [Escritos de Don Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga v. 2; ref. 22561] Uruguay. Appeared as Tetrodon torosus vel bufo in Devincenzi 1925:323, 318 [ref. 20322]; Devincenzi treated as a synonym of Chilomycterus spinosus Linnaeus [= Diodon spinosus Linnaeus 1758]. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Synonym of Chilomycterus spinosus subspecies spinosus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Leis 2006:83 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus spinosus (Linnaeus 1758). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.

verrucosus, Diodon DeKay [J. E.] (ex Mitchill) 1842:325, Pl. 55 (fig. 1) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] New York, U.S.A. Holotype or syntypes: Cabinet of the Lyceum (whereabouts unknown). •Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) -- (Leis 2006:84 [ref. 28932]). Current status: Synonym of Chilomycterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792). Diodontidae. Habitat: marine.