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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Lagocephalus |
Species: | L. lunaris
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Binomial name | |
Lagocephalus lunaris |
Lagocephalus lunaris, also known as the Lunar-tail puffer, is a type of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It lives in areas in the Indo-Pacific, and its habitat is in areas of coastal marine waters, up to depths of 150 meters deep in sandy bottoms, coastal reefs [1], estuaries and mangroves. This fish is listed as least concern, due to it overlapping many marine protected areas. [2] It has a max length up to 45 centimeters in length, and eats marine invertebrates as its food source, and contains poison that makes it dangerous to consume. [1]
Lunar-tail puffer | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Tetraodontidae |
Genus: | Lagocephalus |
Species: | L. lunaris
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Binomial name | |
Lagocephalus lunaris |
Lagocephalus lunaris, also known as the Lunar-tail puffer, is a type of fish in the family Tetraodontidae. It lives in areas in the Indo-Pacific, and its habitat is in areas of coastal marine waters, up to depths of 150 meters deep in sandy bottoms, coastal reefs [1], estuaries and mangroves. This fish is listed as least concern, due to it overlapping many marine protected areas. [2] It has a max length up to 45 centimeters in length, and eats marine invertebrates as its food source, and contains poison that makes it dangerous to consume. [1]