least puffer

Sphoeroides parvus

Deep Bodied Pufferfish of Mexican Waters

least puffer is a fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Sphoeroides
Maximum length: 15 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: northern and western Gulf of Mexico, from northwestern Florida in USA to Campeche in Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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