Checkered Puffer
Sphoeroides testudineus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,694
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. Normal sizes: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm) Travel / Living Depth: 3– 35 ft. (1-12m). Location and Distribution: Caribbean, The Bahamas, Florida, and Gulf of Mexico.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Checkered puffer”.