Sphoeroides maculatus Northern puffer, Puffer, Swellfish

Sphoeroides maculatusis commonly referred to as Northern puffer, Puffer, Swellfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

10873 

AphiaID:

158934 

Scientific:

Sphoeroides maculatus 

German:

Kugelfisch 

English:

Northern Puffer, Puffer, Swellfish 

Category:

Pufferfishes/Globefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Sphoeroides (Genus) > maculatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bloch & Schneider, ), 1801 

Occurrence:

Canada , Florida, Mexico (East Pacific), Newfoundland, USA 

Sea depth:

10 - 183,.274 Meter 

Size:

7.87" - 14.17" (20cm - 36cm) 

Temperature:

50 °F - 34,1 °F (10°C - 34,1°C) 

Food:

Clam meat, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Schrimps, Shrimps, Snails 

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Sphoeroides andersonianus
• Sphoeroides angusticeps
• 
  Sphoeroides annulatus
  Kugelfisch
• Sphoeroides dorsalis
• Sphoeroides georgemilleri
• 
  Sphoeroides greeleyi
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Sphoeroides kendalli
  Kugelfisch
• Sphoeroides lispus
• 
  Sphoeroides lobatus
  Hautlappen-Kugelfisch
• 
  Sphoeroides maculatus
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Sphoeroides marmoratus
  Brauner Kugelfisch
• 
  Sphoeroides nephelus
  Südlicher Kugelfisch
• Sphoeroides nitidus
• Sphoeroides pachygaster
• Sphoeroides parvus
• Sphoeroides rosenblatti
• Sphoeroides sechurae
• 
  Sphoeroides spengleri
  Geperlter Kugelfisch
• 
  Sphoeroides testudineus
  Karierter Kugelfisch
• Sphoeroides trichocephalus
• Sphoeroides tyleri
• Sphoeroides yergeri
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-06-30 15:34:06 

Last edit:

2017-06-30 19:16:43 

Captive breeding / propagation

Toxicity

Sphoeroides maculatus is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Sphoeroides maculatus, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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