Sphoeroides annulatus, commonly known as the bullseye puffer, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from California, USA to Pisco, Peru and the Galápagos Islands.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered poisonous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Puffers; tetrodotoxin Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sphoeroides rosenblatti — considered poisonous
- Sphoeroides testudineus — considered poisonous
- Sphoeroides greeleyi — considered poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Sphoeroides
- Species
- Sphoeroides annulatus
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