Family : Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order : Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Diamondback puffer
Fish Name : Lagocephalus guentheri
Max size : 26.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441)
Environment : demersal
Climate : subtropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, southern Oman, India, Indonesia, northwestern Australia and the South China Sea. Reported from Japan (Ref. 12484). Southwest Atlantic: Brazil (Ref. 12484).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-13. Caudal fin moderately emarginate.
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi
Main Ref : Randall, J.E.. 1995. (Ref. 11441)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses