Lagocephalus

Lagocephalus is a genus of fish in the family Tetraodontidae (pufferfish) with a circumglobal distribution.^[1]

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

• Lagocephalus guentheri A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 (Diamond-back puffer)
• Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
• Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Smooth puffer)
• Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Oceanic puffer)
• Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Lunartail puffer)
• Lagocephalus sceleratus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Silver-cheeked puffer)
• Lagocephalus spadiceus (J. Richardson, 1845) (Half-smooth golden puffer)
• Lagocephalus suezensis E. Clark & Gohar, 1953

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