Prickly Puffer
Ephippion guttifer
- Group: Pufferfish
- Typical depth: 10–100 m
- Max size: 80 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A puffer of shallow coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, the prickly puffer crushes crabs, sea urchins and molluscs over hard ground and grows to about eighty centimetres. Like other puffers it can inflate its body when threatened.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae › Ephippion
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 127413.
FAQ
- How deep does the Prickly Puffer live?
- The Prickly Puffer (Ephippion guttifer) is typically found at 10–100 m.
- Is the Prickly Puffer dangerous to divers?
- The Prickly Puffer is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Prickly Puffer get?
- The Prickly Puffer grows to about 80 cm.