Sphoeroides dorsalis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Sphoeroides |
Species: | S. dorsalis
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Binomial name | |
Sphoeroides dorsalis Longley, 1934
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Sphoeroides dorsalis,[1] known as the marbled puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Atlantic, where it ranges from North Carolina to Suriname and occurs at a depth of 18 to 100 m (59 to 328 ft). It is a demersal oviparous species found over soft bottoms that reaches 20 cm (7.9 inches) in total length.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphoeroides dorsalis Longley, 1934". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Sphoeroides dorsalis". FishBase.