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Lunartail Puffer

Lagocephalus lunaris

Also known as: Blowfish, Green Bough Backed Blowfish, Green Puffer, Green Rough-backed Puffer, Green Rough-backed Pufferfish, Moontail Puffer, Pufferfish, Rabbithead Puffer, Rough Golden Toadfish, Toadfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2014
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Adult
@brunom · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · April 20121 / 5
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Overview

Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over sandy bottoms of coastal reefs.
Widespread South East Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific

The bodies of Pufferfish are covered in a toxic mucus, if the skin or flesh is consumed it can be fatal to humans.
When threatened they will puff up like a football to deter predators.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Behaviour
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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific, Southeast Atlantic
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 4
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Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over sandy bottoms of coastal reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyTetraodontidae
    6. genusLagocephalus
    7. speciesLagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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