CaRMS taxon details
original description
(of ) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
basis of record
Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source
Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds primarily on shellfish and, more rarely, finfish [details]
Distribution Newfoundland to northeastern Florida [details]
Habitat Found in bays, estuaries and coastal waters to depths of 10 m. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Importance Scientific- Minor commercial [details]
Predators Bony fishes, sharks and rays [details]
Reproduction external fertilization [details]
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English |
swellfishpuffernorthern pufferblowfish |
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French |
sphéroïde du nord |
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Unreviewed
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphoeroides maculatus USNM 315195 radiograph lateral)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (Sphoeroides maculatus USNM 74873 radiograph lateral)
Hosted externally
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