Silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) fish species and information / pictures of Silver-cheeked toadfish - Lagocephalus sceleratus

Silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lagocephalus sceleratus

Common Name
Silver-cheeked toadfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 12. Greenish with brown or black spots above; silver band from mouth to caudal fin; belly white; silver blotch in front of eye; pectoral base black (Ref. 4919).

Classification

Classified By
Gmelin, 1789
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)
Family
Puffers (Tetraodontidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 4919). Lessepsian migration to the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 55043).
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 4919). Lessepsian migration to the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 55043).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
18 m
Depth To - meters
100 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 18 - 100 m (Ref. 11441)
Trophic Level
3.61 s.e. 0.59 Based on diet studies.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
110 cm
Common Length
40.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100)
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Poisonous to eat (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated