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]

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

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphoeroides dorsalis Longley, 1934". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Sphoeroides dorsalis". FishBase.