Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Tetraodontiformes: family
Tetraodontidae: genus
Lagocephalus: species
Lagocephalus laevigatus

Name

Synonyms: Holocanthus melanothos Gronow, 1854; Lagocephalus pachycephalus Jordan & Rutter, 1897; Lagocephalus pachycephalus Ranzani, 1839; Tetraodon laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766); Tetraodon pachycephalus Ranzani, 1839; Tetrodon laevigatus Linnaeus, 1766; Tetrodon lineolatus Poey, 1868; Tetrodon munnozius Larrañaga, 1923
Homonyms: Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common names: Baiacu in Portuguese; Baiacu-arara in Portuguese; Baiacu-guarajuba in Portuguese; Baiacu-liso-do-Atlântico in Portuguese; Baiacu-xaréu in Portuguese; Camisa-de-meia in Portuguese; Compère lisse in French; Compère lisse in French; Conejo in Spanish; Faux Perroquet in French; Glat kuglefisk in Danish; Peix bola de l'Atlàntic in Catalan–Valencian; Perroquet in French; Pez Globo in Spanish; Poisson Lampe in French; Poisson-coffre in French; Puffer in English; Ratón in Spanish; Sapo Cabezón in Spanish; Sapo Marino in Spanish; Smooth Puffer in English; Smooth Puffer in English; Smooth puffer in English; Tambor in Spanish; Tamboril in Spanish; Tamboril Mondeque in Spanish; Tamboril gigante in Spanish; Tambril in Spanish; Tétraodon in French; botete grande in Spanish; botete grande in Spanish; botete grande in Spanish; smooth puffer in English; smooth puffer in English; smooth puffer in English; tamboril gigante in Spanish; tamboril gigante in Spanish; Зайцеголовый иглобрюх-тамбор in Russian; Рыба-шар in Russian; Скалозуб in Russian; シロカナフグ in Japanese; 光兔頭魨 in Chinese; Smooth Puffer in English; Compère Lisse in French; Conejo in Spanish; Faux Perroquet in French; Perroquet in French; Pez Globo in Spanish; Poisson Lampe in French; Poisson-coffre in French

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