After Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]

<==o Sphoeroides [20]
   |-- †S. hyperostosus Tyler, Purdy & Oliver, 1992
   |-- S. andersonianus Morrow, 1957
   |-- S. angusticeps (Jenyns, 1842) (Narrow-headed puffer)
   |-- S. annulatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Bullseye puffer)
   |-- S. dorsalis Longley, 1934 (Marbled puffer)
   |-- S. greeleyi (Gilbert, 1900) (Green puffer)
   |-- S. kendalli Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Slick puffer)
   |-- S. lispus Walker, 1996
   |-- S. lobatus (Steindachner, 1870) (Longnose puffer)
   |-- S. maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Northern puffer)
   |-- S. marmoratus (Lowe, 1838) (Guinean puffer)
   |-- S. nephelus (Goode & Bean, 1882) (Southern puffer)
   |-- S. pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Blunthead puffer)
   |-- S. parvus Shipp & Yerger, 1969 (Least puffer)
   |-- S. rosenblatti Bussing, 1996
   |-- S. sechurae Hildebrand, 1946 (Peruvian puffer)
   |-- S. spengleri (Bloch, 1785) (Bandtail puffer)
   |-- S. testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Checkered puffer)
   |-- S. trichocephalus (Cope, 1870) (Pygmy puffer)
   |-- S. tyleri Shipp, 1972 (Bearded puffer)
   `-- S. yergeri Shipp, 1972 (Speckled puffer)

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