About Ephippion guttifer (Bennett, 1831)
Taxonomy and Common Name
Ephippion guttifer (Bennett, 1831), commonly called the prickly puffer, is a species of pufferfish.
Distribution
It is native to the coasts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Gibraltar to Angola.
Size
This species can reach a total length of 80 centimetres (31 inches).
Human Relevance
It is commercially important to fisheries and is also popular as a gamefish.
Defensive Morphology
When it puffs up, this species becomes prickly.
Genus Status
It is the only known member of the monotypic genus Ephippion.
