Bearded puffer

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Bearded puffer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Sphoeroides
Species:
S. tyleri
Binomial name
Sphoeroides tyleri
Shipp, 1972

The bearded puffer (Sphoeroides tyleri) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae (or pufferfish) which is typically found in marine coastal waters of the West Atlantic from Colombia to Southeastern Brazil. [1]

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Characteristics

Bearded pufferfish grow to around 12 cm (4-7") and usually swim at a depth of around 10–80 metres. They can be identified by three to four vague diagonal blotches on the lower cheek. [1] Bearded pufferfish are molluscivores and therefore typically feed on crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms. [1]

Conservation

S. tyleri is listed on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as LC (Least Concern) [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sphoeroides tyleri". FishBase . May 2009 version.
  2. ↑ Shao, K.; Liu, M.; Hardy, G.; Jing, L.; Leis, J.L.; Matsuura, K. (2014). "Sphoeroides tyleri, Bearded Puffer". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: 2. ISSN   2307-8235 . Retrieved April 29, 2025.


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