Lagocephalus

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Lagocephalus
Lagocephalus laevigatus
Lagocephalus laevigatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Lagocephalus
Swainson , 1839
Species

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Lagocephalus is a genus in the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae).

[edit] Species

  • Lagocephalus gloveri Abe & Tabeta, 1983
  • Diamondback puffer, Lagocephalus guentheri Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915
  • Smooth blaasop, Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
  • Smooth puffer, Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Oceanic puffer, Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Lagocephalus lagocephalus oceanicus Jordan & Evermann, 1903
  • Green rough-backed puffer, Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Silverstripe blaasop, Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789)
  • Half-smooth golden pufferfish, Lagocephalus spadiceus (Richardson, 1845)
  • Lagocephalus suezensis Clark & Gohar, 1953
  • Lagocephalus wheeleri Abe, Tabeta & Kitahama, 1984

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