* Sphoeroides sechurae Hildebrand, 1946 .

Peruvian Puffer or Southern Puffer. To 17 cm (6.7 in) TL (Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995). Tip of Baja California and Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen 2015) to Bahía de Sechura, Peru (Chirichigno and Veléz 1998) . Benthic; depth: surface (nightlight; Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), 1–118 m (4–387 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California).