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The oceanic puffer, sci-name: Lagocephalus lagocephalus (meaning "rabbit head"), is a pufferfish of the family Tetraodontidae, found in all tropical and subtropical oceans, at depths of between 10 and 475 m. Though indigenous to the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans as well as the Sea of Japan, a surge in its distribution throughout the ...
Lagocephalus laevigatus, [1] known as the smooth puffer, is a species of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae. It is native to the Western Atlantic, where it ranges from New England to Argentina , as well as the Eastern Atlantic, where it ranges from Mauritania to Namibia .
The name Siganus is a latinisation of the local Arabic name for the marbled rabbitfish (S. rivulatus) in Yemen, Sidjan which can also be written as Sigian, and means "rabbitfish". [3] S. puellus (Masked spinefoots) with their foxface-like pattern. In 2007 Kurriwa et al., outlined a way to split the genus—if the scientific community so desires ...
Lagocephalus is a genus of fish in the family Tetraodontidae (pufferfishes) ... 1915) (diamond-back puffer) Lagocephalus inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (smooth ...
How the Male Pufferfish Attracts a Mate. In the world of animals, it can be hard to be a male looking for a mate. Some animals, such as lions, need beautiful, full manes to attract females.Others ...
Deflated Valentinni's sharpnose puffer. Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes.The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowers, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, toadle, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab. [1]
Fugu prices rise in autumn and peak in winter, the best season, because they fatten to survive the cold. Live fish arrive at a restaurant, surviving in a large tank, usually prominently displayed. Prepared fugu is also often available in grocery stores, which must display official license documents. Whole fish may not be sold to the general public.
Siganus canaliculatus, the white-spotted spinefoot, white-spotted rabbitfish, pearly spinefoot, seagrass rabbitfish, slimy spinefoot or smudgespot spinefoot is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean where it occurs on reefs and in lagoons.