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Lagocephalus

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Lagocephalus
Lagocephalus spadiceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Subfamily: Tetraodontinae
Genus: Lagocephalus
Swainson, 1839
Type species
Tetraodon lagocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758

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

Species

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There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lagocephalus". FishBase. January 2024 version.