Lagocephalus spadiceus

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Lagocephalus spadiceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Lagocephalus
Species: L. spadiceus
Binomial name
Lagocephalus spadiceus
(J. Richardson, 1845)

Lagocephalus spadiceus, also known as the half-smooth golden pufferfish, is a species of fish in the Tetraodontidae family. It is a common fish in the Red Sea, as well as the Indian Ocean, but can be found also in the Mediterranean, where he arrived from its natural habitat by Lessepsian migration .

Its internal organs, such as liver, gall bladder and sexual organs, contain a strong deadly poison called Tetrodotoxin.

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (). "Lagocephalus spadiceus" in FishBase. version.


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