Lagocephalus lagocephalus oceanicus
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Lagocephalus lagocephalus oceanicus, is a pufferfish
of the family
Tetraodontidae, found in the western Pacific Ocean
in temperate and tropical waters. Its length is up to 45 cm. The dorsal
and anal fins falcate, the caudal fin is lunate. The lower one third of the pectoral fin is white. It is thought to be responsible for fatal poisoning, therefore it should not be eaten.
Pufferfish
Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the Tetraodontiformes order. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Tetraodontidae, found in the western Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
in temperate and tropical waters. Its length is up to 45 cm. The dorsal
Dorsal fin
A dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of various unrelated marine and freshwater vertebrates, including most fishes, marine mammals , and the ichthyosaurs...
and anal fins falcate, the caudal fin is lunate. The lower one third of the pectoral fin is white. It is thought to be responsible for fatal poisoning, therefore it should not be eaten.