Sphoeroides is a genus of pufferfishes.
Species There are currently 25 recognized species in this genus, which includes the three species FishBase allocates to Colomesus.
Sphoeroides andersonianus (Morrow, 1957) Sphoeroides angusticeps (Jenyns, 1842) (Narrow-headed puffer) Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Bullseye puffer) Sphoeroides camila (P. H. Carvalho, Rotundo, Pitassy & I. Sazima 2023) Sphoeroides dorsalis (Longley, 1934) (Marbled puffer) Sphoeroides georgemilleri (Shipp, 1972) (Plaincheek puffer) Sphoeroides greeleyi (C. H. Gilbert, 1900) (Green puffer) Sphoeroides kendalli (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (Slick puffer) Sphoeroides lispus (H. J. Walker, 1996) (Naked puffer) Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870) (Longnose puffer) Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Northern puffer) Sphoeroides marmoratus (R. T. Lowe, 1838) (Guinean puffer) Sphoeroides nephelus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882) (Southern puffer) Sphoeroides pachygaster (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Blunthead puffer) Sphoeroides parvus (Shipp & Yerger, 1969) (Least puffer) Sphoeroides rosenblatti (W. A. Bussing, 1996) Sphoeroides sechurae (Hildebrand, 1946) (Peruvian puffer) Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1785) (Bandtail puffer) Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Checkered puffer) Sphoeroides trichocephalus (Cope, 1870) (Pygmy puffer) Sphoeroides tyleri (Shipp, 1972) (Bearded puffer) Sphoeroides yergeri (Shipp, 1972) (Speckled puffer) Synonyms Sphoeroides nitidus (Griffin, 1921); synonym of Lagocephalus lagocephalus
The following cladogram is based on a 2013 analysis of Tetraodontid mitogenomes:
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