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Diagnostic Description

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Body inflatable.
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Crispina B. Binohlan
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 7
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Biology

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Hovers just above the substrate in mixed areas of sand, gravel and boulder. Buries in the sand at night (Ref. 5227).
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Susan M. Luna
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Sphoeroides angusticeps

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Sphoeroides angusticeps,[1] known as the narrow-headed puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical marine species endemic to the Gálapagos Islands, where it occurs at a depth range of 5 to 18 m (16 to 59 ft). It reaches 25 cm (9.8 inches) in total length. The species is thought to be diurnal, hovering just above the substrate by day and burying itself at night.[2]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sphoeroides angusticeps (Jenyns, 1842)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Sphoeroides angusticeps". FishBase.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Sphoeroides angusticeps: Brief Summary

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Sphoeroides angusticeps, known as the narrow-headed puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical marine species endemic to the Gálapagos Islands, where it occurs at a depth range of 5 to 18 m (16 to 59 ft). It reaches 25 cm (9.8 inches) in total length. The species is thought to be diurnal, hovering just above the substrate by day and burying itself at night.

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