Lagocephalus
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| Smooth Puffer (L. laevigatus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Tetraodontidae |
| Genus: | Lagocephalus Swainson , 1839 |
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Lagocephalus is a genus of pufferfishes.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lagocephalus gloveri T. Abe & Tabeta, 1983
- Lagocephalus guentheri A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 (Diamondback puffer)
- Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (Smooth blaasop)
- Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Smooth puffer)
- Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Oceanic puffer)
- Lagocephalus lagocephalus oceanicus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903
- Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Lunartail puffer)
- Lagocephalus sceleratus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Silver-cheeked toadfish)
- Lagocephalus spadiceus (J. Richardson, 1845) (Half-smooth golden pufferfish)
- Lagocephalus suezensis E. Clark & Gohar, 1953
- Lagocephalus wheeleri T. Abe, Tabeta & Kitahama, 1984
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Lagocephalus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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