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Weeler's pufferfish (Lagocephalus wheeleri)
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Weeler's pufferfish (Lagocephalus wheeleri) specimen
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Tetraodontidae

Weeler's pufferfish

Lagocephalus wheeleri

Fine Prickles Meet White Edged Tail Fins

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Weeler's pufferfish is a marine fish from Northwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.

Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and the East China Sea.

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