Pygmy puffer (Sphoeroides trichocephalus)

Scientific name: Sphoeroides trichocephalus Cope, 1870

Pygmy puffer (Sphoeroides trichocephalus)

The Pygmy puffer (Sphoeroides trichocephalus) is a marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Costa Rica and Panama. Reported from Nicaragua and Chile.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphoeroides trichocephalus
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.5
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama. Reported from Nicaragua and Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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