The southern puffer (Sphoeroides nephelus) is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, and possibly further south on the coast of Brazil.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Sphoeroides |
| Species: | S. nephelus
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| Sphoeroides nephelus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1882)
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sphoeroides nephelus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
edit- Photos of Southern puffer on Sealife Collection
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