Tetraodontidae

Diamondback puffer

Lagocephalus guentheri

Thirty Seven Point Four Centimeters Pufferfish of Indo West Pacific

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• South America
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• West Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The diamondback puffer (Lagocephalus guentheri) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae, the pufferfishes. This puffer is native to the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea, from where it has colonised the Eastern Mediterranean, likely via the Suez Canal.