Lagocephalus
Lagocephalus is a genus of fish in the family Tetraodontidae (pufferfish) with a circumglobal distribution.[1]
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| Genus: | Lagocephalus Swainson, 1839 |
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
- Lagocephalus guentheri A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 (Diamond-back puffer)
- Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Smooth puffer)
- Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Oceanic puffer)
- Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Lunartail puffer)
- Lagocephalus sceleratus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Silver-cheeked puffer)
- Lagocephalus spadiceus (J. Richardson, 1845) (Half-smooth golden puffer)
- Lagocephalus suezensis E. Clark & Gohar, 1953
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Lagocephalus in FishBase. June 2016 version.
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