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title: "Karierter Kugelfisch"
description: "Sphoeroides testudineus — Fische. The checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/checkered-puffer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Karierter Kugelfisch

> Sphoeroides testudineus — Fische. The checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes.

- Scientific name: *Sphoeroides testudineus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 2735
- Wikidata: [Q2158391](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2158391)
- iNaturalist taxon: [317382](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/317382)

## Names

- en: Checkered Puffer
- de: Karierter Kugelfisch
- es: Botete sapo
- fr: Tétrodon réticulé

## Countries with the most observations

US (1287), MX (435), BR (225), BZ (89), CR (82), PR (82), BS (74), HN (42), VI (27), CU (23), DO (20), CO (18)

## Summary

The checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus) is a species in the family Tetraodontidae, or pufferfishes.

Normal sizes: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)
Travel / Living Depth: 3– 35 ft. (1-12m).
Location and Distribution: Caribbean, The Bahamas, Florida, and Gulf of Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkered_puffer

## Photo

![Karierter Kugelfisch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/checkered-puffer/medium.jpg)

Photo: naturedom12 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206701118

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/checkered-puffer?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).