Northern puffer
Sphoeroides maculatus
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A pufferfish from the Atlantic coast of North America. Unlike many puffers, its flesh is not poisonous and is eaten.
- Scientific name
- Sphoeroides maculatus
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Sphaeroides maculatus, Tetraodon maculatus, Tetrodon hispidus maculatus, Tetrodon turgidus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 36 cm
- Lifespan
- 4 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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