Animalia > Chordata > Tetraodontiformes > Tetraodontidae > Sphoeroides > Sphoeroides testudineus

Sphoeroides testudineus (Puffer; Checkered puffer)

Synonyms: Sphaeroides testudineus; Tetraodon ammocryptus; Tetraodon testudineus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Checkered Puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. \n* Normal sizes: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm) \n* Travel / Living Depth: 3– 35 ft. (1-12m). \n* Location and Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and Gulf of Mexico.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve VI 1312618 Mexico  
Reserva Especial de la Biosfera Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve VI 202424 Mexico  
Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve VI 149920 Mexico    
Sarstoon Temash National Park II 42082 Belize  
Shipstern Nature Reserve IV 20453 Belize

Prey / Diet

Thalassia testudinum (turtlegrass)[1]

Predators

Rhizoprionodon porosus (Snook shark)[1]

Consumers

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0