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puffer (Sphoeroides maculatus)
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Tetraodontidae

puffer

Sphoeroides maculatus

Faint dark saddle spots back

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

puffer is known from Western Atlantic as a fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.

Maximum length
36 cm
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Newfoundland in Canada to northeastern Florida in USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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