Lagocephalus spadiceus

Lagocephalus spadiceus

Half-smooth golden pufferfish

Kingdom
Phylum
Genus
SPECIES
Lagocephalus spadiceus
Weight
1075
38
goz
g oz 
Length
20-43.1
7.9-17
cminch
cm inch 

Lagocephalus spadiceus, also known as the half-smooth golden pufferfish, is a species of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is a common fish in the Red Sea, as well as the Indian Ocean, but can be found also in the Mediterranean, where it arrived from its natural habitat by Lessepsian migration.

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Consumption of this fish can be deadly. Its internal organs, such as liver, gall bladder and sexual organs, contain tetrodotoxin, a powerful neurotoxin.

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References

1. Lagocephalus spadiceus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagocephalus_spadiceus
2. Lagocephalus spadiceus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/193622/2248751

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