Northern Puffer
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| Scientific name | Sphoeroides maculatus |
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| Higher classification | Sphoeroides |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Tetraodontiformes |
| Rank | Species |
| Species | S. maculatus |
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| ID | 3042742 |
About Northern Puffer
The northern puffer, Sphoeroides maculatus, is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes, found along the Atlantic coast of North America. Unlike many other pufferfish species, the flesh of the northern puffer is not poisonous.
