Oceanic puffer
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L. lagocephalus
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| Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The oceanic puffer, Lagocephalus lagocephalus, is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found in all tropical and subtropical oceans, at depths of between 10 and 475 m. Its length is up to 61 cm.
It is thought to be responsible for fatal poisoning, therefore it should not be eaten.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). lagocephalus"Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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