WoRMS taxon details
Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
158934 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158934)
accepted
Species
Sphaeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Spheroldes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Tetraodon maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Tetrodon hispidus maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetrodon turgidus Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Newfoundland to northeastern Florida
Distribution Newfoundland to northeastern Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158934 on 2023-09-30
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original description
(of Tetrodon turgidus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 473, Pl. 6 (fig. 5) [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]
page(s): 473, Pl. 6 (fig. 5) [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H.L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéque, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C.W.; Mooney, T.A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L.K.; Rice, A.N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Sprie, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M.J.G. Underwater Soniferous Behavior Trait Provided in the World Register of Marine Species. <em>(In preparation).</em> [details]





From other sources
Diet Feeds primarily on shellfish and, more rarely, finfish [details]Distribution Newfoundland to northeastern Florida [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found in bays, estuaries and coastal waters to depths of 10 m. [details]
Importance Scientific- Minor commercial [details]
Predators Bony fishes, sharks and rays [details]
Reproduction external fertilization [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | swellfishpuffernorthern pufferblowfish | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Sphaeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon turgidus Mitchill, 1815)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon hispidus maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphaeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon turgidus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase images (Sphoeroides maculatus, USA, by JJPhoto)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon hispidus maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphoeroides maculatus USNM 315195 radiograph lateral)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphoeroides maculatus USNM 74873 radiograph lateral)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Sphaeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications) (from synonym Tetrodon turgidus Mitchill, 1815)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon hispidus maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Sphaeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Tetrodon turgidus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase images (Sphoeroides maculatus, USA, by JJPhoto)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Tetrodon hispidus maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphoeroides maculatus USNM 315195 radiograph lateral)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphoeroides maculatus USNM 74873 radiograph lateral)
To ITIS
Tetraodon maculatus [image from synonym] |