WoRMS taxon details
Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
158936 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158936)
accepted
Species
Sphaeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Western Atlantic: Rhode Island, USA to southeastern Brazil.
Distribution Western Atlantic: Rhode Island, USA to southeastern Brazil. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158936 on 2023-12-10
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original description
(of Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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]
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]

basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [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]
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 regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]From other sources
Distribution Western Atlantic: Rhode Island, USA to southeastern Brazil. [details]Habitat benthic [details]
To Barcode of Life (389 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Sphaeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphaeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Sphoeroides testudineus, Brazil, by Macieira, R.M.)
To GenBank (357 nucleotides; 384 proteins) (from synonym Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (357 nucleotides; 384 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphoeroides testudineus USNM 35802 radiograph caudal)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Sphaeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Sphaeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase images (Sphoeroides testudineus, Brazil, by Macieira, R.M.)
To GenBank (357 nucleotides; 384 proteins) (from synonym Tetraodon testudineus Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (357 nucleotides; 384 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphoeroides testudineus USNM 35802 radiograph caudal)
To ITIS