exascurus, Spheroides Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:241, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1254); ref. 14759] Misaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 6524. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:145 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Takifugu exascurus (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:363 [ref. 6441], Lindberg et al. 1997:138 [ref. 23547], Nakabo 2000:1424 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1424 [ref. 26193]). Current status: Valid as Takifugu exascurus (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Tetraodontidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.