Bandtail puffer
(Sphoeroides spengleri)

Classification

Species: Sphoeroides spengleri
Genus: Sphoeroides
Family: Tetraodontidae - Puffers
Order: Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Bandtail puffer
Habitat: Saltwater
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
Native to coasts of: North America, South America
Distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

The bandtail puffer (Sphoeroides spengleri) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes.

It can grow to a length of about 30 cm and is common in the Caribbean and observed from Massachusetts, USA in the north to Santa Catarina, Brazil in the south.

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