Species that contain: Arothron and mappa [ 2 ] records

caeruleopunctatus, Arothron Matsuura [K.] 1994:29, Figs. 1 (top 2), 2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 41 (no. 1); ref. 21445] Lagoon side of Bikini Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, western Pacific, depth 2 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 45451. Paratypes: AMS I.34603-001 (1); NSMT-P 30925 (1). Non-types: NSMT-P 33507 (1). •Valid, or a synonym of Arothron mappa (Lesson 1831) -- (Anderson et al. 1998:29 [ref. 23611]). •Valid as Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura 1994 -- (Allen 1997:246 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:540 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:288 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:602 [ref. 24106], Nakabo 2000:1428 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:466 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:124 [ref. 25868], Nakabo 2002:1428 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:65 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:644 [ref. 28239], Hoese et al. 2006:1913 [ref. 29099], Fricke et al. 2009:120 [ref. 30213], Matsuura 2009:334 [ref. 31171], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1086 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:197 [ref. 33932], Matsuura 2016:[6] [ref. 34211], Koeda et al. 2016:114 [ref. 35333], Daly et al. 2018:4 [ref. 35897], Sonoyama et al. 2020:130 [ref. 37637], Matsuura 2022:457 [ref. 40261]). Current status: Valid as Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura 1994. Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Amirantes (Seychelles), western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) and Maldives east to Papua New Guinea, north to central Japan, south to northern Australia and Coral Sea. Habitat: marine.

mappa, Tetraodon Lesson [R. P.] 1831:102, Poissons Pl. 5 [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Doreh Bay, New Guinea, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3507. Type catalog: Le Danois 1962:463 [ref. 21440]. Appeared with Tetraodon mappa as scientific name and 'Tétrodon cosmographique' as vernacular name. •Valid as Arothron mappa (Lesson 1831) -- (Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:365 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:897 [ref. 5714], Randall et al. 1990:473 [ref. 15987], Matsuura 1994:29 [ref. 21445], Allen 1997:246 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:412 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:473 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:289 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:604 [ref. 24106], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:648 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1428 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:467 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:125 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:48 [ref. 25847], Matsuura 2001:3956 [ref. 26317] dated 1830, Nakabo 2002:1428 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:65 [ref. 26830] dated 1830, Myers & Donaldson 2003:651 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:32 [ref. 27624] dated 1830, Randall 2005:645 [ref. 28239], Hoese et al. 2006:1915 [ref. 29099], Fricke et al. 2009:120 [ref. 30213], Matsuura 2009:335 [ref. 31171], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1088 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:197 [ref. 33932], Matsuura 2016:[6] [ref. 34211], Fricke et al. 2018:385 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:332 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:617 [ref. 37272], Matsuura in Motomura et al. 2021:78 [ref. 38121], Matsuura 2022:459 [ref. 40261]). Current status: Valid as Arothron mappa (Lesson 1831). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to southern Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.