Lagocephalus laevigatus

Lagocephalus laevigatus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Tetraodontoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Subordo: Tetraodontoidei

Familia: Tetraodontidae
Genus: Lagocephalus
Species: Lagocephalus laevigatus

Name edit

Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus (ex Garden), 1766: 411)

Holotype: No types known.

Type locality: Carolina [South Carolina, U.S.A.].

Synonyms edit

  • Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus (ex Garden), 1766: 411
  • Tetrodon lineolatus Poey, 1868: 432
  • Holocanthus melanothos Gronow in Gray 1854: 24
  • Tetrodon munnozius Larrañaga, 1923: 389
  • Tetraodon pachycephalus Ranzani, 1839: 73 [9], Pl. 10 (figs. 2a-e)

References edit

  • Linnaeus, C. 1766: Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532.
  • Bañón, R. & V. Santás 2011: First recod of Lagocephalus laevigatus (Tetraodontiformes, Tetraodontidae) from Galician waters (north-west Spain), a northernmost occurrence in the north-east Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology: [1-5].
  • Lagocephalus laevigatus in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 10/2023.

Vernacular names edit

English: Smooth Puffer
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