Oceanic puffer (Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus)

Scientific name: Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Oceanic puffer (Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus)

The Oceanic puffer (Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus) is a marine fish of the family Tetraodontidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Adults dark green, brownish grey, or blue above, white below; juveniles with about 9 bars on back, from eye to dorsal fin; dark spots on front and middle of belly and on side near pectoral base in specimens less than 33 cm.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
61.0
Depth range
10–476 m (33–1562 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 10 - 476 m, usually 10 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Orkney Island and the Azores to South Africa (but very rare in the north), also in the Mediterranean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Other
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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