Sphoeroides angusticeps
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| Sphoeroides angusticeps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Sphoeroides |
| Species: | S. angusticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphoeroides angusticeps (Jenyns, 1842) | |
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Sphoeroides angusticeps, also known as the narrow-headed puffer, concave puffer, and skin-flap puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae.[1][2][3] It is a tropical marine species endemic to the Galapagos Islands, where it occurs at a depth range of about 5 to 20 m (16 to 66 ft).[1][3] It reaches 25 cm (9.8 in) in total length. The species is thought to be diurnal, hovering just above the substrate by day and burying itself at night.[1][3]
