Lunar-tail puffer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Lagocephalus
Species:
L. lunaris
Binomial name
Lagocephalus lunaris

Lagocephalus lunaris, also known as the Lunar-tail puffer, is a type of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It lives in areas in the Indo-Pacific, and its habitat is in areas of coastal marine waters, up to depths of 150 meters deep in sandy bottoms, coastal reefs[1], estuaries and mangroves. This fish is listed as least concern, due to it overlapping many marine protected areas.[2] It has a max length up to 45 centimeters in length, and eats marine invertebrates as its food source, and contains poison that makes it dangerous to consume.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lagocephalus lunaris summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-03.