Marbled Puffer
Sphoeroides dorsalis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Sphoeroides dorsalis, 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. It is a demersal oviparous species found over soft bottoms that reaches 20 cm in total length.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Sphoeroides