Longnose puffer
Appearance
(Redirected from Sphoeroides lobatus)
Longnose puffer | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Sphoeroides |
Species: | S. lobatus
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Binomial name | |
Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870)
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The longnose puffer (Sphoeroides lobatus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. It occurs in shallow coastal waters of the Eastern Pacific from California to Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sphoeroides lobatus". FishBase. March 2013 version.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Longnose puffer on Sealife Collection