Narrow-Headed Puffer
Sphoeroides angusticeps
- Group: Pufferfish
- Typical depth: 5–18 m
- Max size: 25 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A pufferfish that hovers just above mixed bottoms of sand, gravel and boulder by day and buries itself in the sand at night. Like its kin it can inflate with water when alarmed, and many puffers carry a potent toxin in their flesh.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae › Sphoeroides
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 275271.
FAQ
- How deep does the Narrow-Headed Puffer live?
- The Narrow-Headed Puffer (Sphoeroides angusticeps) is typically found at 5–18 m.
- Is the Narrow-Headed Puffer dangerous to divers?
- The Narrow-Headed Puffer is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Narrow-Headed Puffer get?
- The Narrow-Headed Puffer grows to about 25 cm.