Sphoeroides marmoratus
Spinyback Blowfish
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Tetraodontiformes (Pufferfishes and Allies)
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Sphoeroides
Sphoeroides marmoratus (Spinyback Blowfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep.
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Angola.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 1-100 m.
Biology
Inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 2683).
Max length: 20.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-06-07. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial.
References
Shipp, R.L. (1990) Tetraodontidae. p. 1069-1072. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
Reiner, F. (1996) Catálogo dos peixes do arquipélago de Cabo Verde. Publ. Avuls. Inst. Port. Invest. Mar. 2:339 p.
Golani, D., E. Azurro, J. Dulčić, E. Massutí and L. Orsi-Relini (2021) Atlas of exotic fishes in the Mediterranean Sea. Second edition. [F. Briand, Ed.]. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco, 365 pages.
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