Family : Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order : Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Oceanic puffer
Fish Name : Lagocephalus lagocephalus lagocephalus
Max size : 61.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 3,170 g (Ref. 40637)
Environment : benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 10 - 476 m
Climate : subtropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Brazil (Ref. 36453). Eastern Atlantic: Orkney Island and the Azores to South Africa (but very rare in the north), also in the Mediterranean (Ref. 10001).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Adults dark green, brownish grey, or blue above, white below; juveniles with about 9 bars on back, from eye to dorsal fin; dark spots on front and middle of belly and on side near pectoral base in specimens less than 33 cm (Ref. 4919).
Biology : Primarily an oceanic (Ref. 2850, 2683), pelagic species but may enter estuaries (Ref. 4919). Feeds on crustaceans and squids (Ref. 10001). Suspected responsible for fatal poisoning (Ref. 4919). Should not be eaten (Ref. 36731)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : other , Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra. 1986
Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi
Main Ref : Schneider, W.. 1990. (Ref. 2683)

India country information
Common Names : പരവ ചുണ്ടു, മീന് ചമണിയന്, Digu-koli, Meen-chamanian, Parava-chundu
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses