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How to catch Prickly puffer

Ephippion guttifer

Stylized 2D illustration of Prickly puffer
brackishsaltwatergame fishTetraodontidae

The Prickly puffer is a distinctive, medium-sized fish known for its ability to inflate and its rough, spiny skin. It occupies coastal brackish and saltwater environments across the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions. This species is a predator, hunting fish and bottom-dwelling invertebrates.

Where they live

Found from shallow waters around 10 meters down to depths of 100 meters in brackish and saltwater zones across the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Typical size

Up to about 80 cm

What they eat

  • Small fish
  • Zoobenthos (bottom-dwelling invertebrates)

Best baits

  • Small fish chunks
  • Shrimp

Best lures

  • Soft plastic lures
  • Jigs

How to fish for them

  • Bottom fishing
  • Casting near structures

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