Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Angulo, Arturo, 2021, New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist, Zootaxa 5083 (1), pp. 1-72 : 61

Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) .

Checkered Puffer; Tamboríl Rayado, Botete Sapo.

Distribution: Global: Western Atlantic Ocean; from New Jersey, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: To (Atlantic), 0– 12 m.a.s.l., Per, Dia.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1011; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Robertson & Van Tassell (2019: 4403; detailed description, including illustrations, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology).