Storer’s Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. 493 
D.11. P.22. A.10. C. 10. Length, 1 to 4 inches. 
New York, Mrrenrzu. 
Diodon verrucosus, Warty Balloon-fish (Mrrcnimy), DeKay’s Report, p. 325, pl. 56, fig. 184. 
GENUS II. TETRAODON, Livy. 
Jaws divided in the middle by a suture, presenting the appearance of four 
teeth in front, two above and two below. The skin over a portion or its 
whole extent covered with prickles. 
1. Tetraodon lagocephalus, Lr. 
Body orbicular. Yellowish brown above; whitish, with a silvery cast, beneath. Several 
short black or dark-brown bars of different sizes upon the back; many round blackish spots 
upon the sides ; sides and abdomen beset with numerous short, radiated spines. ‘Transverse 
brown bands upon the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins. 
D.10. P.18. A.8. C.10. Length, 12 inches. 
Virginia, Carrspy. 
Tetraodon lagocephalus, Liy., Syst. Nat., Turton’s Translat., 1. p. 890. 
cs Bs Starry Globe-fish, Buocu, tv. p. 127, pl. 140. 
Hare Tetraodon, SHaw’s Gen. Zodl., v. p. 441, pl. 177. 
Orbis levis variegatus, Globe-fish, Carmspy’s Hist. Carol., 1. p. 28, pl. 28. 
Tetraodon geometricus, Grirriru’s Cuv., x. p. 563. 
“ce cc 
2. Tetraodon levigatus, Lin. 
Body elongated, cylindrical, tumid in front, gradually tapering behind. Abdomen pendu- 
lous. Olive-green above. Belly only furnished with sharp prickles. The upper part of 
the body with series of mucous pores, forming numerous lines. 
D.14. P.17. A.12,13. C. 11,13. Length, 1 to 2 feet. 
Massachusetts, Storer. New York, Mrrcuint, Dexay. South Carolina, Lin. Gulf 
of Mexico, Parra. 
Tetraodon levigatus, Lin., Syst. Nat., p. 411. 
ef sf Suaw’s Gen, Zodl., v. p. 446. 
Tamboril, Parra, p. 37, pl. 19. 
Tetraodon levigatus, Brown Globe-fish, Mircuict, Report on the Fishes of New York, p. 28. 
Tetraodon mathematicus, Mathematical Tetraodon, Mrrcuitu, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y., 1. p. 474, 
pl. 6, fig. 6. 
Tetraodon mathematicus, Mathematical Tetraodon, SrorEeR’s Supplement to Report, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist., 
Iv. p. 183. 
Tetraodon levigatus, Lineated Puffer, Dexay’s Report, p. 329, pl. 56, fig. 182. 
3. Tetraodon turgidus, Mircniut. 
Body oblong, cylindrical; when inflated, nearly globular. Olive-green above, beneath 
white. Several undefined black blotches on the back, which, as they approach the belly, 
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