checkered puffer

Sphoeroides testudineus

Thirty Eight Point Eight Centimeters Pufferfish of Western Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. Normal sizes: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm) Travel / Living Depth: 3– 35 ft.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Sphoeroides
Maximum length: 38.8 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic to Southwest Atlantic: Rhode Island, USA to southeastern Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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