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Guinean puffer

Sphoeroides marmoratus (Lowe, 1838)

Status not recordedbony fish

The guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the guinean puffer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the guinean puffer live?

Not recorded

Is the guinean puffer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the guinean puffer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyTetraodontidae
  6. genusSphoeroides
  7. SpeciesSphoeroides marmoratus (Lowe, 1838)

Synonyms Tetrodon marmoratus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Guinean pufferfishEnglish
  • Spinyback blowfishEnglish
  • Peix bola comúCatalan
  • Guinea-kuglefiskDanish
  • Brauner KugelfischGerman
  • TamborilSpanish
  • marmoripallokalaFinnish
  • Tétrodon marbréFrench
  • Bruine kogelvisDutch
  • Baiacu-da-GuinéPortuguese
  • Tamboril De GuineaSpanish
  • Compère De GuinéeFrench
  • Peixe-balãoPortuguese
  • Peixe-sapo-de-pintasPortuguese
  • SapinhoPortuguese
  • SopapoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the guinean puffer

Other species in the same genus Sphoeroides.

Puffer

Sphoeroides pachygaster

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer

Sphoeroides spengleri

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer

Sphoeroides annulatus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer

Sphoeroides dorsalis

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer

Sphoeroides nephelus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer

Sphoeroides testudineus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the guinean puffer?

The guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus) belongs to the family Tetraodontidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinean-puffer

MLA

“Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinean-puffer.

BibTeX
@misc{guinean_puffer_2026,
  title = {Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guinean-puffer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}