Half-smooth golden pufferfish (Lagocephalus spadiceus)

Scientific name: Lagocephalus spadiceus Richardson, 1845

Half-smooth golden pufferfish (Lagocephalus spadiceus)

The Half-smooth golden pufferfish (Lagocephalus spadiceus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, South Africa, Australia. Introduced (Lessepsian) in eastern Mediterranean, Israel, Lebanon, Iskenderun, Mersin, Aegean Sea.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lagocephalus spadiceus
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.9
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, South Africa, Australia. Introduced (Lessepsian) in eastern Mediterranean, Israel, Lebanon, Iskenderun, Mersin, Aegean Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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