Carolina Coastal Discovery
Marine Education Program
Name:
Northern Puffern
Genus:
Sphoeroides
Species:
maculatus
Characteristics:
Swells up to twice it's normal size when threatened. Scales are spine like.
Size:
Can grow to 17 inches long
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