Sphoeroides angusticeps — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Tetraodontiformes/Tetraodontidae/Sphoeroides

At a glance

Occurrence records366

Data sources7

Biological traits7

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Sphoeroides angusticeps's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility206 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System160 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources7 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS366 records

01Narrative

Sphoeroides angusticeps, known as the narrow-headed puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a tropical marine species endemic to the Gálapagos Islands, where it occurs at a depth range of 5 to 18 m (16 to 59 ft). It reaches 25 cm (9.8 inches) in total length. The species is thought to be diurnal, hovering just above the substrate by day and burying itself at night.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length25 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonereef-associated

Uses & economy1

Commercial importancecommercial

Other traits3

Depth max18 m

Depth min5 m

Vulnerability15

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type366 records

Wild obs. + sensor323

Museum / vouchered43

Origin

Native2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO368 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit1

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 8 m · max 8 m · 1 record with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy81% within 1 km

≤100 m 12≤1 km 18≤10 km 4>10 km 3

37 georeferenced · 286 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor323

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy8% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤10 km 9>10 km 13

24 georeferenced · 19 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence43

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions5 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
University of California San Diegolocation not on record	8
Cambridge, US	4
CASlocation not on record	3
NHMOlocation not on record	2
Los Angeles, US	2
FishBaselocation not on record	1
Chicago, US	1
Washington, US	1
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9 institutions · 23 of 43 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code