Narrow-headed Puffer
Sphoeroides angusticeps
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Sphoeroides angusticeps, also known as the narrow-headed puffer, concave puffer, and skin-flap puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical marine species endemic to the Galapagos Islands, where it occurs at a depth range of about 5 to 20 m. It reaches 25 cm (9.8 in) in total length. The species is thought to be diurnal, hovering just above the substrate by day and burying itself at night.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Sphoeroides