Sphoeroides marmoratus

Animalia/Chordata/Tetraodontiformes/Tetraodontidae/Sphoeroides

At a glance

Occurrence records1 839

Data sources7

Biological traits7

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 110 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System729 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 · OBIS1 839 records

01Narrative

The Guinean puffer, Sphoeroides marmoratus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length20 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonedemersal

Uses & economy1

Commercial importancecommercial

Other traits3

Depth max100 m

Depth min1 m

Vulnerability10

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 839 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 486

Museum / vouchered322

Other31

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 728 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit220

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight1

>4 km abyssal0

median 13 m · max 2 262.5 m · 221 records 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 accuracy94% within 1 km

≤100 m 845≤1 km 150≤10 km 49>10 km 15

1 059 georeferenced · 427 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 486

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 accuracy74% within 1 km

≤100 m 66≤1 km 1≤10 km 12>10 km 12

91 georeferenced · 231 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence322

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 institutions11 of 25 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 Texas Biodiversity Collections (UTBC)location not on record	62
	14
Paris, FR	12
IEO-COMA-CSIClocation not on record	9
Washington, US	8
IfAÖ- Institut für Angewandte Ökosystemforschung GmbHlocation not on record	6
Chicago, US	5
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversitylocation not on record	4
CASlocation not on record	4
Cambridge, US	3
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	3
Ann Arbor, US	2
Frankfurt am Main	2
South Kensington, GB	1
MZLUlocation not on record	1
Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collectionlocation not on record	1
Ministry of Ports: Official Contact Points for BWMC A-4 Exemptionslocation not on record	1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record	1
SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung Münchenlocation not on record	1
IfAÖ Institut für Angewandte Ökosystemforschung GmbHlocation not on record	1
IEOlocation not on record	1
New Haven, US	1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	1
Vancouver, CA	1
Helsinki, FI	1

25 institutions · 146 of 322 vouchered records shown

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology1

Habitat & environment2

Uses & economy1

Other traits3

Record type1 839 records

Origin

Range

Depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions11 of 25 geolocated

Record type1 839 records