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Puffers

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Common name: Balloon Porcupine Puffer

Scientific name: Diodon holocantus

Depth found: 5' to 50'

Size: 2" to 7"

Compatibility: Keep with fish its own size. A little aggressive

How common: Very

Item #: 641 S, M, L

Notes: The Large porcupine (not Balloon) gets to be 24". The Small Balloon we buy from Haiti

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Common name: Southern puffer

Scientific name: Sphoeroides nephelus

Depth found: 5' to 80'

Size: 2" to 7"

Compatibility: Will pick on docile fish

How common: Somewhat

Item #: 642

Notes:

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Common name: Sharpnose Puffer

Scientific name: Canthigaster rostrata

Depth found: 5' to 100'

Size: 1" to 3"

Compatibility: Will pick on docile fish

How common: Very

Item #: 643

Notes:

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Common name: Spiny Box puffer

Scientific name: Chilomycterus schoepfi

Depth found: 5' to 30'

Size: 1.5" to 6"

Compatibility: Keep with fish its own size. A little aggressive

How common: Seasonal

Item #: 645

Notes: Larger ones rare