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Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Tetraodontiformes
family
Tetraodontidae
genus
Sphoeroides
species
Sphoeroides pachygaster

Name

Synonyms
Liosaccus aerobaticus Whitley, 1928
Liosaccus cutaneus (Günther, 1870)
Liosaccus pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Sphaeroides cutaneus (Günther, 1870)
Spheroides dubius von Bonde, 1923
Spheroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Spheroides pachygaster var. levis Borodin, 1928
Sphoeroides cutaneous (Günther, 1870)
Sphoeroides cutaneus (Günther, 1870)
Sphoeroides dubius von Bonde, 1923
Sphoeroides pachgaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Tetraodon pachygaster Müller & Troschel, 1848
Tetrodon cutaneus Günther, 1870
Tetrodon pachygaster Müller & Troschel, 1848
Thecapteryx lioderma Fowler, 1948
Homonyms
Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Common names
Baiacu-borracha in Portuguese
Balloonfish in English
Blunthead Blaasop in English
Blunthead Puffer in English
Blunthead puffer in English
Blunthead puffer in English
Bottlefish in English
Compère Émoussé in French
Compère émoussé in French
Compère émoussé, Tétrodon à tête carrée in French
Peix bola d'aigües profundes in Catalan–Valencian
Pesce palla liscio in Italian
Puffer in English
Puffer in English
Smooth pufferfish in English
Tamboril de Fuera in Spanish
Tamboril de fuera in Spanish
Tamboril Ñato in Spanish
Tamboril ñato in Spanish
Tétrodon à tête carrée in French
Yoritofugu in Japanese
balon baligi in Turkish
balon baligi in Turkish
blunthead puffer in English
blunthead puffer in English
blunthead puffer in English
botete chato in Spanish
botete chato in Spanish
botete chato in Spanish
kuglakož in Croatian
raitapyrstöpallokala in Finnish
smooth pufferfish in English
smooth pufferfish in English
sphéroïde trogne in French
sphéroïde trogne in French
sphéroïde trogne in French
titeve hue hue in language.
čtverzubec tlustobřichý in Czech
Βραχυκέφαλος τετραόδοντας in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Βραχυκέφαλος τετραόδοντας in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Тупоголовая рыба-шар in Russian
Тупоголовая рыба-шар in Russian
ヨリトフグ in Japanese
ヨリトフグ in Japanese
密溝圓魨 in Chinese
密溝圓魨(皺紋光魨) in Chinese
氣規 in Chinese
縱褶河魨 in Chinese
規仔 in Chinese
Blunthead Puffer in English

Bibliographic References

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  2. Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711. 10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4
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  9. Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002.
  10. Hoese, H. Dickson, Richard H. Moore, and V. Farley Sonnier, 1977: null. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: Texas, Louisiana, and adjacent waters. xv + 327.
  11. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  12. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  13. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  14. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
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  17. 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.
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