semistriatus, Tetraodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1837:58, Pl. 16 (fig. 3) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 6202 (dry). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:284 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Synonym of Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Dor 1984:284 [ref. 29757], Ebert 2001:92 [ref. 25494], Randall et al. 2012:42, 52 [ref. 31764], Kottelat 2013:472 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:181 [ref. 36273], Matsuura 2022:458 [ref. 40261]). Current status: Synonym of Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus 1758). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.