Common name of Sphoeroides marmoratus
 
Common name Guinean pufferfish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Azores Islands
Locality
Ref. Santos, R.S., F.M. Porteiro and J.P. Barreiros, 1997
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks Pufferfishes get their name from their ability to greatly inflate themselves by drawing water into their abdomens (Ref. 5288).
 
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