166 
Spheroides honckenii, Bl. 
(Blaasop ; Toad-fish ; Toby.) 
Tetraodon honckenw, Bl. Ausl. Fische 1, p. 133, tab. 143, 1795; — 
Lacép. Hist. Nat. Poiss. 1, pp. 475 and 493, 1798 (Japan) ; 
Bl. Schn. Syst. Ichth. p. 504, 1801 ; Pappe, Synop. 1853, 
or 2nd ed. pp. 4 and 5, 1866 (Never found in Table Bay, 
but is very common in the bays to the East ofa ae: 
of Riipp.; Cast. Mém. p. 74, 1861 (Algoa Bay ; common 
in the bays of the South coast of the Cape Colony, but 
never found in Table Bay or on the West coast ; specially 
abundant in Simons Bay); Blkr. Atlas Ichth. v, Gyno- 
dont. p. 60, pl). 2, fig. 2, 1865; Kner, Novara, Fische, 
p. 406, 1865 (Cape of Good Hope). 
Tetraodon atratus, Richards. Voy. Samarang, Fish. p. 15, pl. 7, 
1848. 
Holacanthus lagocephalus, Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 25, 1854 
(Cape of Good Hope). 
Gastrophysus honckeni, Blkr. Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind. vii, 1854, 
Celebes, v, p. 258, and Visch. v. d. Kaap, p. 57, name 
only, 1860 (Cape Seas). 
Letrodon honckenu, Giinth. Cat. Fish. viii, p. 276, 1870 (Cape 
of Good Hope; Borneo; Celebes; China), and Fish. 
Zanzibar, .p: 130, 1866 (Zanzibar) ; »Gilchr. Cat. (Fushi. 
1902, p. 160 (S. Africa); Kegan, Col. Fish. 1908, p. 247 
(Kosi Bay). 
Spheroides lagocephalus, Linn. 
Seba, Thes. iii, pl. 23, fig. 6 (young). 
Letrvodon lagocephalus, Linn. Amoen. Acad. i, p. 310, tab. 13, 
fig. 4, 1759, and Syst. Nat. i, p. 410 (not synon.) ; Lacép. 
Hist. Nat. Poiss. 1, p. 495, 1798 (India ; Jamaica; Nile; © 
Mediterranean, and shores of Africa); Pennant, British 
Zoology, ed. 1812, ii, p> 174, pl! 23 > =Gunthe Caress 
vill, p. 273, 1870 (British coast; open ocean; Lat. 
20° N., Long. 22° 53° W. (very young examples); Algoa 
Bay; S. Africa; Mauritius); Gilchr. Cat. Fish. 1902, 
p. 161 (8. Africa). : | 
LTetvodon laevigatus, Pennant, British Zool. ili, p. 132, pl. 20, 
1769. . 
Icivodon stellatus, Donovan, British Fish. ui, pl. 66, 1808 ; 
Turton, British Faun. p. 116, 1807; Fleming, British 
Anim. p. 174, .1828 ; Jenyns, Man. p. 489, 1835. 
Lagocephalus pennant (Swainson) Bonap. Faun. Ital. 1841. 
Letrodon pennantu, Yarrell, British Fish. 2nd ed. i, p. 457, 
1841 ; Couch, Fish. British Islds. iv, p. 373, pl. 244, 1865. 
