Species that contain: Takifugu and ocellatus [ 4 ] records

conspicillum, Tetrodon Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Houttuyn) 1779:1577 [Hannoverisches Magazin v. 17 (no. 99); ref. 26433] Nagasaki, Japan. No types known. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. New name for Tetraodon ocellatus Linnaeus 1758, based on 'Stekelbuik' of Houttuyn (1782, ref. 2220). •Synonym of Gastrophysus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 2013:477 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Synonym of Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

guttulatus, Tetrodon ocellatus var. Richardson [J.] 1845:121, Pl. 58 (fig. 3) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref. 20575] China seas; Canton, China. Non-types: BMNH 1968.3.11.20 (1). Type information: Whitehead 1970:218 [ref. 11606]. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Synonym of Gastrophysus niphobles (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Kottelat 2013:477 [ref. 32989] with question). •Uncertain as synonym of Takifugu alboplumbeus (Richardson 1845). •Valid as Gastrophysus guttulatus (Richardson 1845) -- (Endruweit 2024:118 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Takifugu guttulatus (Richardson 1845). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

obscurus, Sphoeroides ocellatus form Abe [T.] 1949:97, Pls. 1 (figs. 3-4), 2 (fig. 1) [Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 14 (no. 13); ref. 3] Market in Tokyo, Japan (among fishes caught from eastern China Sea or its adjoining waters). Holotype: ZUMT 8015. Paratypes: ZUMT 8016 (1, dry), ZUMT [ex ABE 2079 and 2079'] (2). Non-types (doubtfully included): ZUMT 29800-03 (4). •Valid as Fugu obscurus (Abe 1949) -- (Zheng 1989:381 [ref. 21202], Zhu 1995:191 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:489 [ref. 26385], Wang et al. 2001:341 [ref. 26566]). •Valid as Takifugu obscurus (Abe 1949) -- (Lindberg et al. 1997:118 [ref. 23547], Kim 1997:504 [ref. 24032], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:649 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1423 [ref. 25182], Ebert 2001:78 [ref. 25494], Kim & Park 2002:424 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1423 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:453, 699 [ref. 26218], Kim et al. 2020:203 [ref. 39118]). Current status: Valid as Takifugu obscurus (Abe 1949). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ocellatus, Tetraodon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:333 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Asia and Egypt in fresh water. •Valid as Fugu ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Zheng 1989:380 [ref. 21202], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:538 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:191 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:484 [ref. 26385], Kottelat 2001:64 [ref. 25482]). •Valid as Gastrophysus ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 2013:477 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Lindberg et al. 1997:117 [ref. 23547], Nakabo 2000:1424 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:289 [ref. 25480], Ebert 2001:32 [ref. 25494], Nakabo 2002:1424 [ref. 26193]). Current status: Valid as Takifugu ocellatus (Linnaeus 1758). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Asia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.