| Sphoeroides dorsalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Sphoeroides |
| Species: | S. dorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphoeroides dorsalis Longley, 1934 | |
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
- ↑ "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.
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