Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus 1758)

Angulo, Arturo, Betts, Joel T., González-Alemán, Néstor J., Castañeda, Edgar, Berghe, Eric Van Den, Elías, Diego J., Mcmahan, Caleb D. & Matamoros, Wilfredo A., 2023, Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families, Zootaxa 5376 (1), pp. 1-89 : 82

Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus 1758) . Checkered Puffer; Tamboríl Rayado, Botete Sapo

Vouchers: UCR 0363-005 (4). Distribution: Western Atlantic Ocean; from New Jersey, USA, to southern Brazil; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; ( Nicaragua) Pr, KP and BF (Atlantic); 0–5 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2014), population trend unknown. Literature: Fowler (1923: 32; listed, including information on distribution), Villa (1982: 244; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Allen (2015: 2437; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology), van den Berghe (2015: 47; listed, including an illustration and information on distribution and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 61; listed, including information on distribution).