Sphoeroides

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Kingdom Animalia Family Tetraodontidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Subphylum Vertebrata Scientific name Sphoeroides Higher classification Pufferfish Order Tetraodontiformes

Lower classifications Checkered puffer, Blunthead puffer, Bandtail puffer, Northern puffer, Guinean puffer

Checkered puffer fish sphoeroides testudineus at ann kolb center in hollywood florida

Sphoeroides is a genus of pufferfishes.

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:

Sphoeroides andersonianus Morrow, 1957

Sphoeroides angusticeps (Jenyns, 1842) (Narrow-headed puffer)

Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Bullseye puffer)

Sphoeroides cheesemanii (F. E. Clarke, 1897)

Sphoeroides dorsalis Longley, 1934 (Marbled puffer)

Sphoeroides georgemilleri Shipp, 1972

Sphoeroides greeleyi C. H. Gilbert, 1900 (Green puffer)

Sphoeroides kendalli Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Slick puffer)

Sphoeroides lispus H. J. Walker, 1996 (Naked puffer)

Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870) (Longnose puffer)

Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Northern puffer)

Sphoeroides marmoratus (R. T. Lowe, 1838) (Guinean puffer)

Sphoeroides nephelus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882) (Southern puffer)

Sphoeroides nitidus Griffin, 1921]

Sphoeroides pachygaster (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Blunthead puffer)

Sphoeroides parvus Shipp & Yerger, 1969 (Least puffer)

Sphoeroides rosenblatti W. A. Bussing, 1996

Sphoeroides sechurae Hildebrand, 1946 (Peruvian puffer)

Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1785) (Bandtail puffer)

Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Checkered puffer)

Sphoeroides trichocephalus (Cope, 1870) (Pygmy puffer)

Sphoeroides tyleri Shipp, 1972 (Bearded puffer)

Sphoeroides yergeri Shipp, 1972 (Speckled puffer)

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