BLUNTHEAD PUFFER

Sphoeroides pachygaster

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Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller and Troschel, 1848)

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        Blunthead puffer
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Inhabits sandy, muddy and rocky bottoms (Ref. 2683). Young are pelagic (Ref. 7251). Feeds mainly on squid. In southeast Brazil captured between 50 and 145 m (Ref. 47377).

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