Tropical Reefs

Bandtail Puffer

Sphoeroides spengleri

Location: Cozumel, Mexico

Scientific Name: Sphoeroides spengleri

Category: Pufferfishes

Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)

Depth: 5-35 ft. (2-12 m)

Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil