Sphoeroides lispus Walker, 1996
Naked puffer

Family:  Tetraodontidae (Puffers), subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Max. size:  35.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 20 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: throughout the Gulf of California to Baja Magdalena.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults found in bays and over sandy bottoms, small juveniles often in more open areas over cobble or rocky bottoms (Ref. 13103).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2008 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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