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Puffer

Sphoeroides maculatus

Description:

They puff up when threatened, hints the name puffer. Does not stay puffed all the time. Their skin in like elastic.

Habitat:

Mostly found anywhere coral reefs and rocks are. Commonly in warmer waters.

Notes:

Photo taken by: Breanna Fox

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Thomas Nelson Community College
Spotted by a stud ent at Thomas Nelson Community College

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 31, 2014
Submitted on Dec 8, 2014

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