Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Bandtail Puffer
Sphoeroides spengleri
Bandtail Puffer
Category: Pufferfishes
Scientific Name: Sphoeroides spengleri
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 5-35 ft. (2-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Tetraodontoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetraodontidae (Family)
       └Sphoeroides (Genus)
        └S. spengleri (Species)
WoRMS ID: 158935🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49265🔗

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