Green puffer (Sphoeroides greeleyi)

Scientific name: Sphoeroides greeleyi Gilbert, 1900

Green puffer (Sphoeroides greeleyi)

The Green puffer (Sphoeroides greeleyi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Honduras to Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Upper two-thirds of head and body with groups of small dark brown spots; whitish ventrally; caudal fin with a dusky bar basally and a 2nd but fainter dark bar in outer middle part of fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphoeroides greeleyi
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
14.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Honduras to Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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