Sphoeroides trichocephalus

Sphoeroides trichocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Sphoeroides
Species: S. trichocephalus
Binomial name
Sphoeroides trichocephalus
(Cope, 1870)

Sphoeroides trichocephalus, the Pygmy puffer, is a species of pufferfish native to the Central American coast of the Pacific Ocean with records from Chile. This species grows to a length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) TL.

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