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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Lagocephalus
Maximum length: 37.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, southern Oman, India, Indonesia, northwestern Australia and the South China Sea. Reported from Japan (Ref. 12484 ). Southwest Atlantic: Brazil (Ref. 12484 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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