Prickly puffer

Ephippion guttifer

Eighty Centimeters Pufferfish of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Large
Tropical fish

Ephippion guttifer, commonly known as the prickly puffer, is a species of pufferfish native to the coasts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Gibraltar to Angola. This species grows to a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) TL. It is of importance to commercial fisheries and is popular as a gamefish. This species has the ability to get prickly when it puffs up.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Ephippion
Maximum length: 80 cm
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar and extreme western Mediterranean southward along the entire west coast of Africa to Angola, near Benguela.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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