Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870) is a animal in the Tetraodontidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870)

Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870)

Sphoeroides lobatus, the longnose puffer, is a pufferfish found in Eastern Pacific shallow coastal waters from California to Chile.

Genus
Sphoeroides
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Class

About Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870)

Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870), commonly called the longnose puffer, is a species that belongs to Tetraodontidae, the pufferfish family. This species is found in shallow coastal waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from California to Chile, and its distribution also includes the Galapagos Islands.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides

More from Tetraodontidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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