Slick puffer (Sphoeroides kendalli)

Scientific name: Sphoeroides kendalli Meek & Hildebrand, 1928

Slick puffer (Sphoeroides kendalli)

The Slick puffer (Sphoeroides kendalli) is a marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Costa Rica to Talara, Peru.

Biology

Found on soft bottom of shallow coastal areas.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Sphoeroides kendalli
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Talara, Peru.
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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