Sphoeroides
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Sphoeroides is a genus
of pufferfish
es.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of pufferfish
Pufferfish
Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the Tetraodontiformes order. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab...
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Species
- Sphoeroides andersonianus Morrow, 1957
- Narrow-headed puffer, Sphoeroides angusticeps (Jenyns, 1842)
- Bullseye puffer, Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Sphoeroides cheesemanii (Clarke, 1897)
- Marbled puffer, Sphoeroides dorsalis Longley, 1934
- Sphoeroides georgemilleri Shipp, 1972
- Green puffer, Sphoeroides greeleyi (Gilbert, 1900)
- Slick puffer, Sphoeroides kendalli Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
- Naked pufferNaked pufferThe naked puffer, Sphoeroides lispus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. ....
, Sphoeroides lispus Walker, 1996 - Longnose pufferLongnose pufferLongnose puffer, Sphoeroides lobatus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. ....
, Sphoeroides lobatus (SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1870) - Northern pufferNorthern pufferNorthern puffer, Sphoeroides maculatus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes.. They are commonly called sugar toads in the Chesapeake Bay region, where they are eaten as a delicacy.-Description:...
, Sphoeroides maculatus (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
& SchneiderJohann Gottlob SchneiderJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
, 1801) - Guinean pufferGuinean pufferGuinean puffer, Sphoeroides marmoratus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes....
, Sphoeroides marmoratus (Lowe, 1838) - Southern pufferSouthern pufferSouthern puffer, Sphoeroides nephelus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. ....
, Sphoeroides nephelus (GoodeGeorge Brown GoodeGeorge Brown Goode , was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America. Goode graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University...
& BeanTarleton Hoffman BeanTarleton Hoffman Bean was an American ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1846. He died in Albany, New York on 28 December 1916.-FAMILY AND EDUCATION :...
, 1882) - Sphoeroides nitidusSphoeroides nitidusSphoeroides nitidus is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. ....
Griffin, 1921 - Blunthead pufferBlunthead pufferThe blunthead puffer, Sphoeroides pachygaster, is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found circumglobally in tropical and temperate seas, at depths between 50 and 500 m...
, Sphoeroides pachygaster (MüllerJohannes Peter MüllerJohannes Peter Müller , was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.-Early years and education:...
& Troschel, 1848) - Least pufferLeast pufferLeast puffer, Sphoeroides parvus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes....
, Sphoeroides parvus Shipp & Yerger, 1969 - Sphoeroides rosenblattiSphoeroides rosenblattiSphoeroides rosenblatti is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. ....
Bussing, 1996 - Peruvian pufferPeruvian pufferPeruvian puffer, Sphoeroides sechurae, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. ....
, Sphoeroides sechurae Hildebrand, 1946 - Bandtail pufferBandtail pufferBandtail 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..-Biology:The bandtail puffer is...
, Sphoeroides spengleri (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1785) - Checkered pufferCheckered pufferSphoeroides testudineus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes.*Common Names: Checkered Puffer, Botete Sapo , Tamboríl Rayado *Normal sizes: 4 to 7 in. *Travel / Living Depth: 3- 35ft...
, Sphoeroides testudineus (LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
, 1758) - Pygmy puffer, Sphoeroides trichocephalus (CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1870) - Bearded pufferBearded pufferThe Bearded puffer, Sphoeroides tyleri, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae which is typically found in marine coastal waters of the West Atlantic from Colombia to Southeastern Brazil.-Characteristics:...
, Sphoeroides tyleri Shipp, 1972 - Speckled pufferSpeckled pufferSpeckled puffer, Sphoeroides yergeri, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes.....
, Sphoeroides yergeri Shipp, 1972