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The northern puffer, Sphoeroides maculatus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes, found along the Atlantic coast of North America. [2] Unlike many other pufferfish species, the flesh of the northern puffer is not poisonous, although its viscera can contain poison, [1] [2] and high concentrations of toxins have been observed in the skin of Floridian populations.
Sphoeroides angusticeps, also known as the narrow-headed puffer, concave puffer, and skin-flap puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a tropical marine species endemic to the Gálapagos Islands , where it occurs at a depth range of about 5 to 20 m (16 to 66 ft).
They are sometimes collectively called pufferfish, [3] not to be confused with the morphologically similar and closely related Tetraodontidae, which are more commonly given this name. They are found in shallow, temperate, and tropical seas worldwide.
Deflated Valentinni's sharpnose puffer. Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes.The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. [1]
Sphoeroides dorsalis, [1] known as the marbled puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae.It is native to the Western Atlantic, where it ranges from North Carolina to Suriname and occurs at a depth of 18 to 100 m (59 to 328 ft).
The background coloration is variable and can be grey, light brown, bluish, bluish dark, bright yellow, orangey yellow and also sometimes bi-color like bluish and yellow. Dark coloration occurs around the eyes and the mouth. The skin is strewed with dark blotches which vary in size and shape.
Lagocephalus laevigatus, [1] known as the smooth puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Atlantic, where it ranges from New England to Argentina , as well as the Eastern Atlantic, where it ranges from Mauritania to Namibia .
They are the main predator of puffer fish along with other large fish, sea snakes, and humans. For humans, the ovaries and the liver must be avoided to prevent ingesting any poison (Diggles et al., 2003). [9] They use their color pattern as camouflage to hide from predators by blending into coral reefs and sandy bottoms.