Scientific Name
Sphoeroides maculatus
Common Name
Northern puffer
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 7. Upper side grey or brown with poorly defined black spots and saddles. Belly yellow to white. Tiny jet-black pepper spots (about 1 mm in diameter) scattered over most of pigmented surface, particularly evident on cheeks. Lower sides with a row of black, elongate, bar-like markings. No lappets on head or body (Ref 53033).