Belize
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Checkered Puffer
Sphoeroides testudineus
Checkered Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Sphoeroides testudineus
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)
Depth: 3-35 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Tetraodontidae (Family)
└Sphoeroides (Genus)
└S. testudineus (Species)
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