Sphoeroides greeleyi is a fish species described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1900. Sphoeroides greeleyi is part of the genus Sphoeroides and the pufferfish family Tetraodontidae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
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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 testudineus — considered poisonous
- Sphoeroides annulatus — considered poisonous
- Tetractenos hamiltoni — poisonous
- Tetractenos glaber — poisonous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Tetraodontidae
- Genus
- Sphoeroides
- Species
- Sphoeroides greeleyi
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