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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Sphoeroides psittacus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
| Common Name | Banded Puffer |
| Type Locality | Indian Ocean [in error]. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Gulf of Paria to the Amazon River in Brazil. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae, pp 505, Pl. 95 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:10.62.1572.4959 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:04 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 08:09) |