Třída: Actinopterygii - paprskoploutví
Řád: Tetraodontiformes - čtverzubci
Čeleď: Tetraodontidae - čtverzubcovití

Synonyma: Liosaccus aerobaticus (non Whitley, 1928); Liosaccus cutaneus (Günther, 1870); Liosaccus pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848); Sphaeroides cutaneus (Günther, 1870); Spheroides dubius von Bonde, 1923; Sphoeroides cutaneus (Günther, 1870); Sphoeroides pachgaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848); Tetrodon cutaneus Günther, 1870; Tetrodon pachygaster Müller & Troschel, 1848; Thecapteryx lioderma Fowler, 1948.

Typová lokalita: Barbados.

Holotyp: ZMB 4290

Reference: Schomburgk, R. H. 1848. The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical description of the island and an account of its geology and natural productions. London. Hist. Barbados: i-xx + 1-722, 7 pls.