Where Does Silvercheeked Puffer Live?

Silvercheeked Puffer lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find Silvercheeked Puffer

Water type

saltwater

Depth

Typically found in coastal waters from the surface down to depths of approximately 250 meters, though commonly observed in shallower waters (10-100 meters).

Environment

Prefers sandy or muddy bottoms, seagrass beds, and rocky reefs. It is a demersal species but can be found in the water column. Highly adaptable to various marine environments.

Geographic range

Native to the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea and East Africa to Japan and Australia. As a Lessepsian migrant, it has extensively colonized the Mediterranean Sea, spreading from the eastern basin to the western basin and into the Atlantic Ocean off the Iberian Peninsula.

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