Species: Sphoeroides annulatus, Bullseye puffer

Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842)

Bullseye puffer

Body relatively elongate, the depth 25-33% of SL; head large, blunt; snout length greater than distance between eye and gill opening; wide and convex between eyes; nasal organ on each side a short papilla with 2 small holes at end; eyes high on sides of head; jaws are a strong beak composed of 4 fused heavy powerful teeth with a central suture on each jaw; a slit-like gill opening in front of the pectoral fin base; a single short- based dorsal fin at rear of body; a similar-shaped anal fin with origin under or behind last few dorsal rays; dorsal and anal fins 6-9; no pelvic fins; no spines in the fins; tail fin edge usually straight to convex, with 10 main rays; tough scaleless skin,small spines on head and body, none on tail base or before nostrils.