| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870) | |
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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Sphoeroides lobatus" in FishBase. March 2013 version.
External links
- Photos of Longnose puffer on Sealife Collection
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