Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae Puffers
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Ephippion

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Ephippion guttifer (Bennett, 1831)

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Ephippion guttifer
[Prickly puffer]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ephippion guttifer Prickly puffer Eastern Atlantic 80 TL 1831



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