Tetraodontidae

longnose puffer

Sphoeroides lobatus

Thirty Five Point Eight Centimeters Pufferfish of the Pacific Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• South America
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The longnose puffer (Sphoeroides lobatus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. It occurs in shallow coastal waters of the Eastern Pacific from California to Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.