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Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Sphoeroides andersonianus ''Sphoeroides andersonianus'' is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously ca ...

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Sphoeroides angusticeps ''Sphoeroides angusticeps'', known as the narrow-headed puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical marine species endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic l ...

'' ( Jenyns, 1842) (Narrow-headed puffer) * ''

Sphoeroides annulatus ''Sphoeroides annulatus'' (bullseye puffer) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from California, USA to Pisco, Peru and the Galápagos Islands The Galápagos Islands (Spanis ...

'' ( Jenyns, 1842) (Bullseye puffer) * ''

Sphoeroides dorsalis ''Sphoeroides dorsalis'', known as the marbled puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Atlantic, where it ranges from North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern re ...

'' Longley, 1934 (Marbled puffer) * ''

Sphoeroides georgemilleri ''Sphoeroides georgemilleri'', known as the plaincheek puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is known only from the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; ...

'' Shipp, 1972 * '' Sphoeroides greeleyi'' C. H. Gilbert, 1900 (Green puffer) * ''

Sphoeroides kendalli ''Sphoeroides kendalli'', known as the slick puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Eastern Pacific, where it ranges from Costa Rica to Talara, Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg ...

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& Hildebrand, 1928 (Slick puffer) * '' Sphoeroides lispus'' H. J. Walker, 1996 (

Naked puffer The naked puffer, ''Sphoeroides lispus'', is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. References External links

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Sphoeroides lobatus The longnose puffer (''Sphoeroides lobatus'') is a species in the family Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously c ...

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, 1870) ( Longnose puffer) * ''

Sphoeroides maculatus The northern puffer, ''Sphoeroides maculatus'', is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes, found along the Atlantic coast of North America. Unlike many other pufferfish species, the flesh of the northern puffer is not poisonous ( ...

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) ( Northern puffer) * ''

Sphoeroides marmoratus The Guinean puffer, ''Sphoeroides marmoratus'', is a species of the family Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously ...

'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1838) ( Guinean puffer) * ''

Sphoeroides nephelus The southern puffer (''Sphoeroides nephelus'') is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; ...

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& T. H. Bean, 1882) (

Southern puffer The southern puffer (''Sphoeroides nephelus'') is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; ...

) * ''

Sphoeroides nitidus ''Sphoeroides nitidus'' is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, the pufferfishes. It is native to the Southwest Pacific, where it is known from New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacifi ...

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, 1921 * '' Sphoeroides pachygaster'' ( J. P. Müller &

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Blunthead puffer The blunthead puffer, ''Sphoeroides pachygaster'', is a pufferfish of the family (biology), family ''Tetraodontidae'', found circumglobally in tropical and temperate seas, at depths between 50 and 500 m. First recorded in the Mediterranean Sea off ...

) * '' Sphoeroides parvus'' Shipp & Yerger, 1969 ( Least puffer) * '' Sphoeroides rosenblatti'' W. A. Bussing, 1996 * '' Sphoeroides sechurae'' Hildebrand, 1946 (

Peruvian puffer Peruvian puffer, '' Sphoeroides sechurae'', is a species in the family Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously ca ...

) * '' Sphoeroides spengleri'' (

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Bandtail puffer The bandtail puffer (''Sphoeroides spengleri'') is a species in the family Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species various ...

) * '' Sphoeroides testudineus'' ( Linnaeus,

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Checkered puffer 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, ...

) * '' Sphoeroides trichocephalus'' ( Cope, 1870) (Pygmy puffer) * '' Sphoeroides tyleri'' Shipp, 1972 ( Bearded puffer) * ''

Sphoeroides yergeri The speckled puffer, ''Sphoeroides yergeri'', is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. It is found in the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; ...

'' Shipp, 1972 ( Speckled puffer)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q944587 Tetraodontidae Fish of Japan Marine fish genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède