Monotrete Bibron, 1855

Kottelat, Maurice, 2001, Nomenclatural status of names of tetraodontiform fishes based on Bibron’s unpublished work, Zoosystema 23 (3), pp. 605-618 : 614

Monotrete Bibron in Duméril, 1855: 281

Spelled Monotrète . Diagnosis provided, thus an available name. A single included species, thus type species by monotypy: Tetraodon cutcutia Hamilton, 1822 . Gender: masculine.

Monotretus [as spelled by Troschel 1856: 88] and Monotreta [as spelled by Hollard 1857: 319] are incorrect subsequent spellings.