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Northern Puffer

Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801)

body length

World Register of Marine Species

20 cm

(male or unsexed, average)
World Register of Marine Species

36 cm

(male or unsexed, max)

geographic distribution

World Register of Marine Species
Newfoundland
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q48335

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World Register of Marine Species
Florida
URI: http://www.geonames.org/4155751

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World Register of Marine Species
Maine
URI: http://www.geonames.org/4971068

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World Register of Marine Species
North West Atlantic
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NorthWestAtlantic

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habitat

World Register of Marine Species
marine benthic
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024

Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.

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