The longnose puffer (Sphoeroides lobatus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. It occurs in shallow coastal waters of the Eastern Pacific from California to Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Sphoeroides |
| Species: | S. lobatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphoeroides lobatus (Steindachner, 1870)
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sphoeroides lobatus". FishBase. March 2013 version.
External links
edit- Photos of Longnose puffer on Sealife Collection
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