Resumen

ROJAS-VELEZ, Stephanía  y  TAVERA, José. First record of the longnose puffer (Sphoeroides lobatus: Tetraodontidae) in Malpelo Island, Colombian Pacific. Bol. investig. mar. Costeras [online]. 2017, vol.46, n.1, pp.199-203. ISSN 0122-9761.

Among the eight species of the genus Sphoeroides (family Tetraodontidae) that inhabit the Tropical Eastern Pacific only Sphoeroides lobatus has been reported in more than one group of oceanic islands: Galápagos, Revillagigedo and Isla del Coco. This work presents the first documented record of the longnose puffer (S. lobatus) at Malpelo Island, Colombian Pacific.

Palabras clave : Oceanic islands; Tropical Eastern Pacific; Puffer-fish.

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