| Aspect: | Relatively elongated with a stub snout (twice as long as the Sharpnose Puffer, q.v.). Squarish body section. Brownish upper body down to mid-side, then white below below this, followed by a long horizontal brown band studded with black blotches running from chin to tail, white underbody. |
| Population: | Very occasional, solitary. |
| Notable feature: | Dark vertical band on tail root, and trailing edge of tail. Prominent frog-like eyes. Like all pufferfishes, is devoid of pelvic fin. |
| Environment: | Stays close to coral sand bottom down to 10 metres, alongside rocks, feeds on tiny invertebrates. |
| Behaviour: | Fearful. |
Last update: 22/10/15
Bandtail Puffer
- French designation: Poisson-coffre à queue striee
- Latin designation: Sphoeroides spengleri
- Creole designation: Pelpete, Boubou
- Latin family: Tetraontidae
- Size (cm): 8-18
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