Northern Puffer

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Taxonomy:

Kingdom- Animalia

Phylum- Chordate

Class- Ray-finned fishes

Family- Puffers

Order- Tetraodontiformes

Genus- Sphoeroides

Species- Sphoeroides Maculatus

Description:

Physical description- yellow, brown, covered in small spikes

Key Characteristics- wide belly , long bodies

size- 8-10 inches in length

weight- 1.5 pounds

Life span-at least 5 years

Difference between males and females- size and color

Evolution:

All Subspecies: none

How long has the species been in existence: between 80 and 101 million years

Closest living Relative to this species: Boxfishes

3 ancestors of their species: Sunfishes, spike fishes, leatherjackets

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