turgidus, Tetrodon Mitchill [S. L.] 1815:473, Pl. 6 (fig. 5) [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. Original genus should have been spelled Tetraodon. •Valid as Tetrodon turgidus Mitchill 1815 -- (Herrera 1896:75 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Smith 1986:460 [ref. 22186], Ebert 2001:92 [ref. 25494]). Current status: Synonym of Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Tetraodontidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.