Family : Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Order : Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Smooth blaasop
Fish Name : Lagocephalus inermis
Max size : 90.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Algoa Bay, South Africa to southern Japan.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-12. Dorsal part of body without prickles, belly covered with prickles (Ref. 559). Greenish or dark grey above, silvery white below (Ref. 4919). Distinguished from other Lagocephalus species by the black gill opening (Ref. 559).
Biology : Found in the shelf edge (Ref. 11230). Closely resembles the Atlantic species L. laevigatus Linnaeus which reaches southern Angola (Ref. 4919)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : poisonous to eat , Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984
Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi
Main Ref : Smith, M.M. and P.C. Heemstra. 1986. (Ref. 4919)

India country information
Common Names : Smooth-backed blowfish, Bebo
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses