Sphoeroides Explained

Sphoeroides is a genus of pufferfishes.

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:

• Sphoeroides andersonianus (Morrow, 1957)
• Sphoeroides angusticeps (Jenyns, 1842) (Narrow-headed puffer)
• Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Bullseye puffer)
• Sphoeroides camila (P. H. Carvalho, Rotundo, Pitassy & I. Sazima 2023) ^[1]
• Sphoeroides dorsalis (Longley, 1934) (Marbled puffer)
• Sphoeroides georgemilleri (Shipp, 1972) (Plaincheek puffer)
• Sphoeroides greeleyi (C. H. Gilbert, 1900) (Green puffer)
• Sphoeroides kendalli (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (Slick puffer)
• Sphoeroides lispus (H. J. Walker, 1996) (Naked puffer)
• Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870) (Longnose puffer)
• Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Northern puffer)
• Sphoeroides marmoratus (R. T. Lowe, 1838) (Guinean puffer)
• Sphoeroides nephelus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882) (Southern puffer)
• Sphoeroides nitidus (Griffin, 1921)
• Sphoeroides pachygaster (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Blunthead puffer)
• Sphoeroides parvus (Shipp & Yerger, 1969) (Least puffer)
• Sphoeroides rosenblatti (W. A. Bussing, 1996)
• Sphoeroides sechurae (Hildebrand, 1946) (Peruvian puffer)
• Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1785) (Bandtail puffer)
• Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Checkered puffer)
• Sphoeroides trichocephalus (Cope, 1870) (Pygmy puffer)
• Sphoeroides tyleri (Shipp, 1972) (Bearded puffer)
• Sphoeroides yergeri (Shipp, 1972) (Speckled puffer)

Notes and References

1. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . Evolutionary history, biogeography, and a new species of Sphoeroides (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae): how the major biogeographic barriers of the Atlantic Ocean shaped the evolution of a pufferfish genus. 2023-09-10 . 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad055 . 2023 . Araujo . Gabriel S. . Kurtz . Yan R. . Sazima . Ivan . Carvalho . Pedro Hollanda . Floeter . Sergio R. . Vilasboa . Anderson . Rotundo . Matheus M. . Ferreira . Carlos E L. . Barreiros . João Pedro . Pitassy . Diane E. . Carvalho-Filho . Alfredo . 199 . 4 . 978–993 . 10400.3/6862 . free .