Sphoeroides georgemilleri
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Sphoeroides |
Species: | S. georgemilleri
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Binomial name | |
Sphoeroides georgemilleri Shipp, 1972
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Sphoeroides georgemilleri,[1] known as the plaincheek puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is known only from the Caribbean Sea off of Colombia,[2] where it occurs at a depth range of 1 to 151 m (3 to 495 ft) and is demersal, inhabiting soft bottoms. It is known to reach at least 12 cm (4.7 inches) in length.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphoeroides georgemilleri Shipp, 1972". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Sphoeroides georgemilleri". FishBase.
- ^ "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species". biogeodb.stri.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-24.