Table 2 in Evolutionary history, biogeography, and a new species of Sphoeroides (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae): how the major biogeographic barriers of the Atlantic Ocean shaped the evolution of a pufferfish genus

Table 2. Selected characters of the S. marmoratus complex
CharactersS. marmoratusS. spengleriS. camilaLappets on dorsumOne pair, blackUsually noneAt least one pale pairBlack spots beneath eyePresentAbsentAbsentBlue spots/circles on dorsumAbsentUsually absentPresentLateral-ventral row of spots10–12, usually rounded spots11–14, usually 13 rounded spots11–14, usually 13 tear-shaped spotsBlack spots above lateral-ventral row0–2, diffuse2–3, conspicuousNoneDistal bar of caudal finDark and wideBlack and thinGreenish-yellow and wide