Description

Also known as Blowfish, Common Puffer, Least Puffer, Pufferfish, Swellfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish.

Found blending in with the background, over shallow, soft bottoms, of bays, estuaries, and mangroves.
They feed on hard shell invertebrates.
Length - 17cm
Depth - 10-60m
Widespread Eastern Pacific

The bodies of Pufferfish are covered in a toxic mucus, if the skin or flesh is consumed it can be fatal to humans.
When threatened they will puff up like a football to deter predators. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Sphoeroides-sechurae.html