Smooth puffer (Lagocephalus laevigatus)

Scientific name: Lagocephalus laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766

Smooth puffer (Lagocephalus laevigatus)

The Smooth puffer (Lagocephalus laevigatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Tetraodontidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, New England, USA and Bermuda to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Namibia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lagocephalus laevigatus
Family
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
60.0
Depth range
10–180 m (33–591 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 10 - 180 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: New England, USA and Bermuda to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Namibia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Other
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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