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Etymology: Sphoeroides: Greek, sphaira = ball + Greek, suffix, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 13103). Subtropical
Eastern Pacific: throughout the Gulf of California to Baja Magdalena.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39877)
Adults found in bays and over sandy bottoms, small juveniles often in more open areas over cobble or rocky bottoms (Ref. 13103).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Walker, H.J. Jr. and W.A. Bussing, 1996. Two new pufferfishes fo the genus Sphoeroides from the Eastern Pacific. Copeia 1996(3):677-684. (Ref. 13103)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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