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Pufferfish (Lagocephalus gloveri)
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Ecological Illustration of Pufferfish (Lagocephalus gloveri)
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Tetraodontidae

Pufferfish

Lagocephalus gloveri

Black caudal fin with white tips

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Pufferfish is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 35 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family
Tetraodontidae
Genus
Lagocephalus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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