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Diamond-back Pufferfish

Lagocephalus guentheri

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 0, February 2, March 0, April 0, May 0, June 0, July 0, August 0, September 0, October 0, November 0, December 0.
India2
Andhra Pradesh2
South Africa1
KwaZulu-Natal1

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPuffers and Filefishes · Tetraodontiformes
FamilyPufferfishes · Tetraodontidae
GenusPelagic Pufferfishes · Lagocephalus

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