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Sphoeroides maculatus, Northern puffer : fisheries, aquarium

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Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Northern puffer
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Common names from other countries

Compère bigaré, Tamboril norteño, Compère, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Tetraodontidae (Puffers) > Tetraodontinae
Etymology: Sphoeroides: Greek, sphaira = ball + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 183 m (Ref. 5951).   Temperate; 54°N - 29°N

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