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Checkered Puffer
Sphoeroides testudineus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Green PufferSphoeroides greeleyi
Bullseye PufferSphoeroides annulatus
Longspined PorcupinefishDiodon holocanthus
Southern PufferSphoeroides nephelus
Spotted PorcupinefishDiodon hystrix
Least PufferSphoeroides parvus
Bandtail PufferSphoeroides spengleri
Oval PufferSphoeroides rosenblatti
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,647 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 156 |
| Brazil | 106 |
| Yucatan | 84 |
| Quintana Roo | 57 |
| Costa Rica | 53 |
| Provincia Limón | 53 |
| Rio de Jeneiro | 24 |
| Puerto Rico | 21 |
| Pernambuco | 17 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Puffers and Filefishes · Tetraodontiformes |
| Family | Pufferfishes · Tetraodontidae |
| Genus | Sphoeroides |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Checkered Puffer with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.