Teleostei >
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) >
Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Colomesus: Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Greek, mesos = a half (Ref. 45335); tocantinensis: Named for its type locality, Porto Nacional, State of Tocantins, Brazil..