Guentheridia formosa

Guentheridia formosa, the spotted puffer, is a species of pufferfish native to the coasts of the eastern Pacific Ocean from Costa Rica to Ecuador. This species grows to a length of 26 centimetres (10 in) TL. It is the only known member of the monotypic genus Guentheridia.

Guentheridia formosa
Scientific classification
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Guentheridia

Species:
G. formosa
Binomial name
Guentheridia formosa
(Günther, 1870)

Other common names for the fish include compère taché in French and tamborín and tamboril manchado in Spanish.[1]

Notes

  1. Nielsen, J. G., et al. 2010. Guentheridia formosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 23 June 2013.

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