129. TETRODONTID^ TETRODON. 
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wrinkles of the skin; no caudal fold; nasal tentacles distinctly per- 
forate. Interorbital area flat; sides without cirri. Head 3; depth 4J. 
D. 7 ; A. G. San Diego to Panama; very common southward. 
(Tetrodon politm Girard, U. S. Pac. R. R. Surv. Fish. 1858, 340: Tetrodon politua 
Giiuthei', viii, 281.) 
'bh. Sklu pi’ickly, roore or less. 
1330. T. testiidiiieits L. 
Dark brown above, marbled with lighter; sides to below pectoral 
fins yellowish brown, marked with many round dark spots; belly and 
fins immaculate; back, from interorbital region nearly to base of dorsal 
fin, axils of pectoral and belly nearly to vent covered with minute, 
imbedded spines. Snout, sides, and tail naked; snout rather produced, 
the eye being nearer the root of pectoral than tip of snout. luterorb- 
ital area generally concave; sides sometimes with cirri; length of cau- 
dal equal to its distance from dorsal. Head 3. D. 8; A. 6. West 
Indies; occasional on our coasts. 
{Tetrodon testndineus Linu. Amoeu. Acad, i, 309, and Syst. Nat i, 309: Tetrodon tesiu- 
dinens Giiuther, Adii, 282.) 
1331. T. spongrieri Bloch. 
Dark brown above and on sides to base of pectoral fins ; sides below 
yellowish, with a series of about twelve round dark-brown blotches 
about as broad as eye; belly white; caudal fin with a brown bar at its 
base and a broader one at its margin. A patch of minute spines from 
the occiput half-way to the dorsal fin; belly spinous to near the vent; 
head, tail, and most of sides smooth ; sides usually with numerous 
small cirri. Snout produced, the eye nearer root of pectoral than tip 
of snout. Head compressed, narrow; interorbital space slightly con- 
cave, very narrow, about half as broad as eye. Head 3. D. 7; A. G. 
West Indies; occasional on our coast. 
{Tetrodon spenglerl Bloch, Ausl. Fische. i, 135: Tetrodon spengleri Giinther, vlii, 284: 
Cirrhisomus spengleri Swainsou, Class. Fish, ii, 328, 1839.) 
1333. T. tsirgriilHS Mitch. — Puffer; Swell Toad; Blower. 
Olivaceous above, marbled with black; belly light orange; sides of 
body and tail with narrow irregular black cross-bars; an inky blotch 
below and behind pectoral fin; fins plain. Body about as wide as deep 
when not inflated; interorbital space slightly concave; profile not very 
steep, depressed in front of the eyes. Caudal iieduncle, lips, and bases 
of fins smooth; skin everywhere else rough with small three-rooted 
spines, which are largest on the back and belly. Ko cirri. Eyes 
